. —— phillipa.in an attempt to read connect with her past. this is the coach and father figure who guided young robert's career. after he said he was coming, i was quite touched. are you looking forward to meeting her? yes, i am looking forward, yeah. we go back a long time. a long time. what a bell. hi, phillipa. great to see you. you are looking great. who would've thought? the skinny kid from shawlands would be the first british rider to wind the polka dot jersey of the first british rider to wind the polka dotjersey of the tour de france. don't cry. my best boy's coming back. my best girl, rather! from the past to the present philippa york's first visit to the city's velodrome. i met you once but you would not remember this, it was the national track championships, and you walked past and you said, well done, champ, and i hadjust one might my first ever national title. that's nice, i was nice to you. and irememberjust that's nice, i was nice to you. and i remember just thinking, that's nice, i w