David Millar says he'll retire at end of 2014 season

That gutter attack was utterly brilliantly foolish. What a silly sport we love. Even if we know that he was doing it to get the sponsors' names on the telly as well as for the glory.

NB - "So the Tour really gets going tomorrow." [after the end of stage 3]
DM - "The Tour started on Saturday, Ned."

Truly my favourite Pro.
Funny and wers his heart on his sleeve.
He would make a brilliant pundit (after the watershed)
Lets hope he sees out his last season with a Giro or Tour win - ideally on one of the UK based stages

David Millar - true gent, brilliant cyclist, great competitor, exciting racer, thought-provoking and should be in line for a DS and/or commentary role.
The whole family wish you well for your last season - go out with a bang and enjoy retirement

Well I'll miss him being around; I've always found him one of the funniest and most articulate members of the Peloton and for that reason one of my favourites. I won't go in to the stupidity of calling him a hypocrite - as pointed out earlier those using the term clearly don't actually understand it - but I really like what Nick from Vulpine wrote about calling his son Millar; I guess it all comes down to whether you believe someone can make a mistake, take responsibility for it, then work as hard as possible to find redemption. I'd like my sons to grow up ready to both take responsibility for their mistakes and to forgive others who've done the same - and in this respect I agree: he is a great role model.

As others have said, his book's a good read - Jeremy Whittle's Bad Blood is another good insight (although no doubt now reads strangely in the light of the events of the past couple of years!...)

I've always enjoyed watching Millar and his performances and he will inspire many potential cyclists to become champions and as others have said he is helping to sort out the problems with Drugs? Good Luck to him and is/was a great cyclist as was Armstrong. Who wasn't taking drugs in that era? The trolls will always keep on trolling. Getting fed up of this Drugs and Armstrong talk.

No doubt Ill get a Lecture from Colin P in a moment!

Always been a favourite rider of mine and if you want to understand the context of the doping his book's a great read.

Almost lost my voice shouting for him on the Champs Elysee this year, looking forward to losing it properly next year in Glasgow..

Really enjoyed getting out to see him fly round the streets of Glasgow with Stannard and Cavendish for the National road champs this year. World class time trialist & effortless style on the bike.

I'm guessing/hoping he'll stay involved with the Slipstream team, given he's got a financial stake in it. Hoping for fireworks next season- would be good to see him a grand tour stage (ideally TdF?). Outside of grand tours it could be quite the year for breakaways with both Millar and Jensie (who's sticking to shorter races) on their farewell year.

A brilliant cyclist and a fantastic role model for young and upcoming talent. Can't wait to see what DM does next season, I'm sure it'll be special.

There are two reasons my son is called Millar. Both are Scottish.

Mainly its to do with admitting you're far from perfect, and transcending because of it. I admire that hugely. Here's to the weirdos and big mouths.

Here's something I wrote quite a bit earlier on it all:
http://www.vulpine.cc/Blog/road/cycling-characters-part-iii-david-millar

good riddance, cheating hypocrite ...

I like Millar - he speaks his mind like Cavendish does. It'll be a shame to lose him. Wishing him every success with what he does and I suspect it'll involve talking a lot.

Seems like RussFarr66 is somewhat unpopular hereabouts! Me, I just hope Millar has a brilliant season and that, when it's over, he stays in the sport in some role or another. "Evangelist" might be a bit much. "Mentor" might suit better. "Hypocrite" is out of order.

Can we ignore the troll please - one guy shouldn't spoil this. FWIW Millar is my favourite pro no question and I hope he gets involved in commentating though he'll be busy with Garmin I imagine.

I'LL NOT HEAR A WORD SAID AGAINST 'IM

Armstrong not a hypocrite and Millar is ?

One admitted it straight away, took his ban and came back to make a change.

The other is called Lance.

Yeah, I think there are those that doubt Saint David. Bear in mind I wasn't the one that coined that name.

I liked his book and how frank he was about the problems (though I sort of think he did a lot of picking and choosing when it came to his admissions - no rider who wasn't caught doping was mentioned, though likely for the fear of being sued as much as anything else).

I sort of feel with the way things are in pro-cycling and the amount he eulogizes about the cleanliness of the pro-peloton he is working the 'trust me, I should know' angle. But he in fact he is almost the last person we should trust (and to this extent
I sort of wonder about his comments about being stronger).

Garmin has been a sweet ride for him, being able to pick and choose when and where he rides and how hard.

I'm sure he'll move into some sort of pundit/DS roll. He at least gets kudos from me for not wearing Armstrong's Oakleys in 2005.

A classy bike rider. Imagine he'll stay involved in the sport through his team ownership. Won't massively miss his rather born-again attitude to dopers in the peloton, though.

I'd rather be the person who makes a mistake and then makes a sincere effort to make amends than the one who lacks the ability to forgive said person.

Good luck to him in whatever he does but i hope he stays in cycling as a ds or similar.

For what it's worth, I like Millar. Yes he cheated but he's now strongly anti-doping. The pro peloton needs a few more high-profile riders like him to lead the charge (no pun intended) on this front to try to ensure that younger riders don't feel tempted to cheat, especially after pro cycling's relatively recent history and the murk of the previous leadership of the UCI.

Farewell and good luck.

The final year will hopefully see havoc reeked on the Peloton

Who will be the next scottish cyclist to make an world tour level impact?

Absolutely.

Assuming you've never made a mistake in your life.