Von Mises said:About Riis thats not entirely true. As I understand he was decent domestique, also in mountains. He actually won a stage 1989 Giro (pre-EPO) and it was mountain stage, though not MTF.
So was Laudulino Cubino,,,won a mtn stage also..but still was a stem chewer when the climbers went ahead. Riis and Armstrong had nothing on someone like Dag Otto Lauritson.