Robert Millar in Dundee for a Scottish stage of the 1993 Kellog’s Tour of Britain. Pictures by Andrew Wilson of Falkirk Bike Club and Stirling Bike Club, used with permission.

Unsurprisingly Robert was not very talkative, as he is massaged at the end of the stage, but he still seems to have been happy enough to sign autographs for kids and adults alike. Andrew met him in Mallorca the same year on the SCU ride, and said: “Millar never says much, met him as he did the SCU ride and he gave me a second look, then ignored everyone!”

As well as Millar, Sean Yates (National Road Race Champion at the time) Uzbek sprinter extraordinaire Djamolidine Abdoujaparov and other continental pros were there at the end of the race. However Andy’s abiding memory was helping Greg Lemond carry his bike over the barriers to his hotel: “I was a bit taken aback when Lemond kinda motioned to me “grab this”. He never said much either, I can’t blame him…”