Hamilton's dispatches emphasize Riis's insistence on a team mentality. I love to watch Tafi ride,
but he can be an individualist. I think I recall teammates criticizing him in the 2002 Tour de
Langkawi, for solo breaks that did the team no good.
Dan Tomkins
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> I really like Tafi and I think he is the kind of person that understands team objectives whether
> he needs to pull a rider or to make room for another rider. I hope that means Tafi will be rested
> in time for the post Tour classics. He won Paris Tours not long ago.
>
> Thanks.
>
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> > I saw it in an interview with Riis on (I think) cyclingnews.com. The
> reason
> > given was that CSC-Cervelo is riding for GC (with Hamilton and ?), and had no room for riders
> > whose only ambition was a stage win. (Hey, don't shoot the messenger.)
> >
> > Andy Coggan
> >
> > "Nick Burns" <
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> > > Where did you read this and what is the reason given?
> > >
> > >
> > > "inconnu"
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> > > > Drat and a curse upon HamletLand and CSC's myopic manager.
> > > >
> > > > Now what am I to do with the ~Io Tifo Tafi~ T-Shirt from the 1996
> Worlds
> > > that I rescued from the bottom of the drawer, lovingly hand washed in extra-soft Omo and
> > > gently ironed?
> > > >
> > > > And just for interest, I wonder on which stage the last RiisWonderKind
> > > will retire on?
> >