Bjarne Riis had never even heard of Cervélo Cycles Inc. So, when the 1996 Tour de France winner agreed to hear the Toronto bicycle maker's pitch to sponsor the world-class road-racing team he was now managing, it seemed likely to lead nowhere.
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