Bjarne Riis book

thomasmc
thomasmc Posts: 814
edited May 2012 in Pro race
Have ordered "Riis - Stages of light & dark" from Amazon this morning, looking forward to reading it. Anyone read it or heard much about it?

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  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    Heard you could get for 55%!!
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    Best deal I could find was 60%
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    There is a short excerpt from this in the latest issue of Cycle Sport magazine. Sounds like it could be a good read, i'll probably buy it at some point but at the moment I have about a dozen books still to be read!
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    Best deal I could find was 60%

    Bit of satire actually, Mr Riis was commonly referred to as Mr 55% and it was these babies that were being referred to..
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    :wink:
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    I had thought that Riis' nickname was 'Mr 60%'...
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    BikingBernie wrote:
    I had thought that Riis' nickname was 'Mr 60%'...

    Nah, it was the Eagle of Herning.
  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    BikingBernie wrote:
    I had thought that Riis' nickname was 'Mr 60%'...

    Well if he spent too much time at altitude that might well have been the case. :D

    * footnotes
    1996: Bjarne Riis has admitted to the use of doping during the 1996 Tour. The Tour de France organizers have stated they no longer consider him to be the winner, although Union Cycliste Internationale has so far refused to change the official status due to the amount of time passed since his win. Jan Ullrich was placed second. :shock:
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    Google Mr 60% and see what the top result is....
  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    Google Mr 60% and see what the top result is....

    I most humbly applogise for my grossly misleading use of the phrase Mr 55% I do hope that the jury can find fit to pardon me on my error and take into account my previous good behaviour. :oops:

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