The racing has been great the last few days… for some, others, maybe not so. Wevelgem, E3 and we round-up Catalunya with all the news and video you need. Riis has gone from Tinkoff-Saxo, the Tour in Utrecht, Abu Dhabi Tour announced and Sky make Classics video. EuroTrash coffee Cobbles time! TOP STORY: Riis and Tinkov SplitSo the divorce is official, Bjarne Riis is no more a part of the Tinkoff-Saxo team set-up. How and why we will never know for sure. Could it be Mr. 60%’s past or his recent disinterest in the team or the bad results, who knows. I would make a guess it’s simpler than that. ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth.’ The riders will be used to Riis being the boss and now Oleg is the No.1 man and has to stamp his authority on the team. ‘A new broom sweeps clean!’ “Tinkoff Sport A/S – Managing company of team Tinkoff Saxo – and Bjarne Riis have reached a mutual agreement to terminate all contracts entered between Tinkoff Sport A/S and Bjarne Riis with immediate effect. All terms of said agreement shall remain confidential and both parties shall abstain from making any further comment. Early next week, Tinkoff Saxo will announce, in a separate statement, the new structure of its technical and performance group. Tinkoff Saxo would like to thank its title sponsors, Tinkoff Bank and Saxo Bank, as well as all its other sponsors and suppliers for their continued support and confidence shown in...
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