Doing a bit of heavy digging today...
One of Danish Media's biggest Riis critics over time, Lars Werge, has written quite a few articles and commentaries over time - often being berated violently afterwards by fans much like Armstrong fans do it...
The following is from 2008.
Comment: A phoenix
Interesting tidbits:
- It points to the rumour of
Frank being seen w Riis in Madrid, although there's no further link apart from the author hearing the rumour repeatedly.
- It tells of how Frank - after having been a stagiare for a year - still had to bring half his own paycheck for the first season. That's how talented he was apparently...
- It also relays the rumour of how certain riders - incl Frank - stopped doing German races because the authorities there had acquired profiles from Puerto and were going to compare to samples collected in German races. PLEASE NOTE: I have not checked to what degree Schleck has ridden in DE or not.