Bjarne Riis

...thus more boring to watch. Advocates of the radios, such as former Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel and Saxo Bank boss Bjarne Riis, say radios are a necessity for safety in modern racing. A UCI statement said: "After a thorough...

In this article: Johan Bruyneel, Saxo Bank, Astana Team, Lance Armstrong, and Switzerland

...to a hospital in the French city of Grenoble. "He lost consciousness for a while, but he should be OK," CSC team manager Bjarne Riis said. "For me, it's a good sign." During the stage, an Astana vehicle was stopped and searched by...

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...''Champs'' was in 1996 when Bjarne Riis became the first Danish Tour winner. More than 11 years later, Riis - now manager of the Saxo Bank team - admitted he doped to win the race. The closest the Tour got to any dope scandal this year...

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The German temporarily lost consciousness after his fall and his Saxo Bank team manager Bjarne Riis said: "I only saw him after the crash and he looked very, very bad. "It's not nice to lose a rider like this, but these are things which...

In this article: Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Jens Voigt, Bradley Wiggins, Mikel Astarloza, Saxo Bank, Carlos Sastre, and Lance Armstrong

...away and finished 48 seconds ahead of Laurent Lefevre of France. The 34-year-old Dane spent years as a support rider on Bjarne Riis's team and this was the first time he won a Tour stage. "It's a big thing for me to perform at this...

In this article: Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Nicki Sorensen, Rinaldo Nocentini, Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, Alberto Contador, France, and Alps

...if you get caught. Numerous confessed and convicted dopers still make a good living from the sport. Former Tour de France champion Bjarne Riis has admitted to taking the banned blood booster EPO to win the Tour. He now oversees Team Saxo...

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...I believe that if they want to win the Tour, they should have just one leader and it should be Contador," Riis said. "I'm not leading this team but I guess that's the way they see it too. Otherwise, it'll be fun to watch," the Dane added.

In this article: Lance Armstrong, Andy Schleck, Frank Schleck, Saxobank, Carlos Sastre, Alberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara, Astana, and Tour de France

...drug of choice in cycling when it first appeared more than a decade ago. In a stone-faced confession in May 2007, Riis admitted that he used it to win the 1996 Tour and then chose to stay away from the 2007 Tour. That he is back again to...

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...exile from the race, though he says there has recently been a thaw in his relations with the Paris-based race organization. Riis knows he is seen by many as a fraud who became wealthy by keeping a secret for 10 years. "I have seen some of the...

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EPO _ or erythropoietin _ is a synthetic hormone that stimulates the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Riis said he no longer considered himself a worthy winner of the Tour, and indicated he would be willing to give...

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