WBL negotiations with Riis break down in 11th hour
Press Release:
Various members of the WBL have recently been courted by legendary Directeur Sportif Bjarne Riis but apparently these negotiations have ended as the contract particulars came to light.
Riis had been pursuing WBL hotshots such as The Young Gun, Tossed, GOT and various others in hopes of landing their services for his new ProTour team in 2011 but his insistence that team members abide by an established team curfew and abstain from alcohol led to the riders refusal to discuss potential offerings any further.
Apparently Riis has a strict curfew policy that forbids riders staying out carousing until all hours during race season. This was a deal breaker for the entire WBL roster who insisted that such behaviour is second nature and a critical part of their training regimen.
"Are you fuckn kidding me?? Like, I'm some little snot nosed punk who needs to be told when to go to bed? I don't even get rolling til midnight. Shit gets real at 4 am" replied Tossed when asked his thoughts on the curfew. Chops supported this position stating "hell, I don't even need to sleep anymore, I've trained my body to go without. Besides, Riis rule is against the Charter of Rights and I have torts and shit to prove it." The Old Man took it a step further by stating that he's not sure his body could cope with too much rest nor the abstinence policy, "It's only by punishing the body repeatedly that it bounces back stronger. Besides, the chromium in beer and the vitamin C in G+T's are necessary vitamins. If you start a race crazy hung over you actually feel BETTER in the closing miles of the race!"
Riis' response to these arguments was to simply shake his head and mutter "Everyone knows that substances like those in question are bad for the body and I've always been all about riding pure." This statement caused an immediate outburst of hysterical laughing in the media room to which Riis replied "No, really, I have been!"
It appears that a stalemate has been reached and the WBL will, again, continue to spend thrash about the Continental circuit stealing prize money, liquor and loose women from those unfortunate enough to cross wheels with them.
Press Release:
Various members of the WBL have recently been courted by legendary Directeur Sportif Bjarne Riis but apparently these negotiations have ended as the contract particulars came to light.
Riis had been pursuing WBL hotshots such as The Young Gun, Tossed, GOT and various others in hopes of landing their services for his new ProTour team in 2011 but his insistence that team members abide by an established team curfew and abstain from alcohol led to the riders refusal to discuss potential offerings any further.
Apparently Riis has a strict curfew policy that forbids riders staying out carousing until all hours during race season. This was a deal breaker for the entire WBL roster who insisted that such behaviour is second nature and a critical part of their training regimen.
"Are you fuckn kidding me?? Like, I'm some little snot nosed punk who needs to be told when to go to bed? I don't even get rolling til midnight. Shit gets real at 4 am" replied Tossed when asked his thoughts on the curfew. Chops supported this position stating "hell, I don't even need to sleep anymore, I've trained my body to go without. Besides, Riis rule is against the Charter of Rights and I have torts and shit to prove it." The Old Man took it a step further by stating that he's not sure his body could cope with too much rest nor the abstinence policy, "It's only by punishing the body repeatedly that it bounces back stronger. Besides, the chromium in beer and the vitamin C in G+T's are necessary vitamins. If you start a race crazy hung over you actually feel BETTER in the closing miles of the race!"
Riis' response to these arguments was to simply shake his head and mutter "Everyone knows that substances like those in question are bad for the body and I've always been all about riding pure." This statement caused an immediate outburst of hysterical laughing in the media room to which Riis replied "No, really, I have been!"
It appears that a stalemate has been reached and the WBL will, again, continue to spend thrash about the Continental circuit stealing prize money, liquor and loose women from those unfortunate enough to cross wheels with them.
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