Manolo Saiz
Manolo Saiz
Manuel "Manolo" Saiz Balbásis the former team manager of one of the most successful Spanish professional road bicycle racing teams, first called Team ONCE, then Liberty Seguros-Würth, Astana-Würth, and lastly Astana Team...
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The return of Armstrong is a manner very sporting to confront the situation they've created for him. It seems to me 100 percent correct and I encourage him to return, because he's a great champion and it's logical that he does it.
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The idea wasn't to get Roberto's bike at any price, but I had the idea I was only going to leave it to someone else at a very high price. The most important thing is that we raised money for the hurricane victims and that we're going to keep the bike for sentimental reasons for everyone at the team.
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Someone laughed at me when I said it, but I think that Roberto is a rider for second efforts.
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It's a hard and complicated course, but we can't lose our heads about this time trial because there are two mountain stages up next and the real conclusions will be made on the first rest day.