Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis, nicknamed The Eagle from Herning, is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and later manager of Russian UCI WorldTeam Tinkoff–Saxo. Other career highlights include placing first in the Amstel Gold Race in 1997, multiple Danish National Championships, and stage wins in the Giro d'Italia. On 25 May 2007, he admitted that he placed first in the Tour de France using...
amazing best break cards class course definitely exciting hard last legs riders rode shame shape thanks today together towards truly turned win worthy
Jakob is in his best shape ever and rode a really amazing world championships. It was a shame the break didn't last all the way, because I think he could've been the new world champion. He had the legs for it today that's for sure. The course wasn't hard enough, but it turned out really exciting towards the end - especially thanks to Jakob, who truly showed class out there. When the riders were together in the end, it was in the cards for Boonen to win and he is definitely a worthy champion.
bringing brings certain ivan main man team united
To have CSC here is very important because we have an American sponsor, ... This team has a certain image, and it's important to show it over here (in the United States). ... And bringing Ivan here really brings out our image. He's the main man here in the race.