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In his preparation for the World's time trial this weekend, Fabian Cancellara will not begin stage...
In his preparation for the World's time trial this weekend, Fabian Cancellara will not begin stage 16 of the Vuelta a España. After placing a close second to David Millar in last Saturday's time trial, Cancellara is confident in being successful at Salzburg. "It is better for me in the run-up to the world championships to get some training in on my time trial bike," he said.
Cancellara explained that it was difficult decision to make. "First of all there is a great atmosphere among the CSC team at the Vuelta, and secondly I really wanted to help Carlos [Sastre] as much as I possibly could for the remainder of the race. The problem is though that there is now so many mountains and I wouldn't be able to help much anyway."
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David Millar
Key results
2nd World ITT Championships, 2001, 2010
1st Commonwealth Games, ITT, 2010
1st National Road Championships 2007
1st National ITT Championships 2007
4 stages wins Tour de France, 5 stage wins Vuelta a España, 3 stage wins Giro d’ItaliaLooking ahead to 2012
The British Olympic Association has a lifetime ban preventing any British athlete with doping offences from competing in the Olympic Games, which would stop David Millar competing in London next July. However, in November, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) declared this non-compliant with it’s code, and that athletes should have the chance to compete. The BOA have appealed, and a final decision should be expected from the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) in April. If the ban is lifted, Millar will want to contest the Olympic time trial, and be part of the British team looking for a road race win on home soil. If not, look out for him in the time trial stages of the biggest races, and hoping one of his opportunistic breakaways can bring him a win.
Fabian Cancellara
Age: 29
Team: Leopard Trek
Nationality: Swiss