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Easy Flo. Riis and Alberto are still very much friends, and it was not said with hateful undertones to it. He was asked point blank why Alberto has been declining since 2014, and this was his answer. Read into it or not, but after Riis and AC split up, he never reached the same level. Age 33 or 34 is not a bad age to be a cyclist, and to reach your best form in that age is not impossible. Personally I have a love/hate relationship with Riis, but you cannot debate his talent as a mentor/DS. He knows what he's talking about.
LaFlorecita said:How should I have seen something that was shown on Danish TV? Anyway have read the accounts of several people so I think I know what he said and what he implied.Netserk said:Did you see it yourself, because you are reading a lot into it as if you knew the tone it was said with.LaFlorecita said:I got angry reading that I liked Bjarne but I hate how he makes it sound as if Berto is somehow at fault for not being as strong as in his best years, as if it's just a matter of not training correctly and age doesn't play a part at allSimurgh said:Bjarne Riis made a point about Contador not training correctly, because "his best weapon/tool to make a difference, is when he is standing on the pedals. Now he stands on the pedals while everyone else is sitting down. His power output when sitting down is not good enough" along those lines (not a precise quote). Besides he said that Contador 2017 isn't Contador 2009, as an answer to the presenter's hopeless question, just to provide some context.
What do you guys make of it? Because I don't know what to think, having Alberto's interviews and riding in mind...
Easy Flo. Riis and Alberto are still very much friends, and it was not said with hateful undertones to it. He was asked point blank why Alberto has been declining since 2014, and this was his answer. Read into it or not, but after Riis and AC split up, he never reached the same level. Age 33 or 34 is not a bad age to be a cyclist, and to reach your best form in that age is not impossible. Personally I have a love/hate relationship with Riis, but you cannot debate his talent as a mentor/DS. He knows what he's talking about.