Millar confirms Tour omission
British rider David Millar says he has been denied a Tour de France swansong after missing out on final selection for Garmin-Sharp.
The 37-year-old Scot was expected to be chosen in Garmin's final nine for his 13th and last Tour, before his retirement at the end of the season.
Now Millar has revealed he will not be on the start line in Leeds on Saturday, joining fellow absentees Sir Bradley Wiggins, Pete Kennaugh, Ben Swift (all Team Sky) and Alex Dowsett (Movistar).
Millar is expected to ride in the Commonwealth Games, where he will defend his road time-trial title.
Like Wiggins, Millar could now also ride on the track as the Tour reaches its climax in the Pyrenees and Paris.
Andrew Talansky, winner of the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine, leads the Garmin team and will be supported Ben King, Alex Howes, Tom-Jelte Slagter, Sebastian Langeveld, Johan Vansummeren; Janier Acevedo, Ramunas Navardauskas and Jack Bauer.
"Selecting the final nine for our Tour is a very difficult," sports director Charly Wegelius said.
"This year, we come into the Tour with a team built around Andrew Talansky. Had David Millar been healthy, he would have been a phenomenal team member. We would have loved to have him. Unfortunately, as seen over the weekend, David is sick, so we were forced to make a difficult and sad decision."