Bruyneel escalating Schleck conflict
Frank Schleck's exit from the Giro d'Italia on Sunday is obviously not a complete discussion topic at Team RadioShack-Nissan. Team Manager Johan Bruyneel screwed further conflict button yesterday during an interview with the Luxembourg radio station RTL.
Frank Schleck
Already Sunday, one could read Bruyneels immediate reaction in several Belgian media. And not long after, Frank Schleck's explanation via the team website. But Monday was Bruyneel interviewed by RTL, and here was the knife has been sharpened considerably.
"Frank had a shoulder injury on the 11th stage, but he did not seem to suffer serious consequences from it. It certainly was not an injury that warranted that he left the race. How did it not at all on me, "said Bruyneel.
In the Sunday interview that Bruyneel took part, denied that he, Kim Andersen and the Luxembourg rider had met on Saturday night, but in the radio interview yesterday confirmed he suddenly that the meeting had taken place.
"I had heard rumors that he would leave the race, so I asked him directly, while I looked him straight in the eye if it was true. He assured me that it was not in any way. It calmed me, and I was convinced that he had the chance to go on the podium. And then I suddenly finds that he is going off after a ridiculously small number of kilometers on Sunday. Of course I'm not happy, "foamed Bruyneel.
Johan Bruyneel was naturally asked about whether the team manager's intention to set an example by example, dropping Frank Schleck of RadioShack-Nissan Tour de France team, and thus let the younger brother Andy do without big brother's help?
"The rules are the same for everyone. I have not taken the team, and it happens later. No one is present. safe. And he (Frank Schleck) should just be happy that he gets to ride the Tour of Luxembourg, "was the stark message!
It seemed, however, in the interview as if the Belgian team manager was equally furious at the team's immediate placement on the UCI rankings, as he was over Frank Schleck's performance.
"We are currently listed for two wins, and it is totally inadequate. Well actually it is a scandal. We are almost over in June, so it's high time that everyone has a wonderful time together and doing its work to break this negative spiral "
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