Millar embraces 'gladiator' mentality in Flanders

Stage 3b and overall winner David Millar (Garmin Transitions)

Stage 3b and overall winner David Millar (Garmin Transitions) (Image credit: Sirotti)

David Millar's last overall stage race success was in 2003 at the Tour of Picardie but the 33-year-old Garmin-Transitions rider rolled back the years taking the Three Days of De Panne on Thursday thanks to a decisive win in the time trial.

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