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There are breaks and then there are breaks. Voekler's break was timed just right, catching the rest of the lead group with their underpants round their ankles. Millar's break left him alone, exposed and doing all the work for much too long.
Maybe he broke just to test the lead group and was surprised when they didn't give chase, but strategically it was just mad. Most of the peloton's riding for the time and not the win - hence their working together to catch him.