1996 TdF Winner

[HLaB]

I popped up to the club meeting tonight, after the formalities we had a presentation from sports nutritionists (basically plugging Herbal Life). The representative (salesman) had tailored his presentation to cyclists and as such he produced a citation from the 1996 Tour de France winner, stating how Herbal Life helped him to win. Somebody pointed out though that was Bjarne Riis and they didn't think it was the Herbal Life alone

 

[Slioch]

Riis =

 

[biggs682]

herbal

 

[Dayvo]

Ah yes, Riis: the team manager with a zero-tolerance policy on doping!

 

[colly]

Didn't he have the nickname 'Mr Sixtypercent' ?

 

[Dayvo]

Didn't he have the nickname 'Mr Sixtypercent' ?

Indeed!

http://keysnews.com/node/4037
I like this quote:

A puritan or a cynic might view Riis's recent behavior suspiciously. If he cheated before, he must be suspected of cheating now. But I don't believe that Riis is some type of moustache-twisting villain. (Actually, he doesn't have a moustache. He's bald and round-headed, and looks sort of like Colonel Klink from "Hogan's Heroes.")

 

[Noodley]

Maybe it was 40% Herbal Life and 60% something else...