Team tensions and power struggles: From Hinault and LeMond to Sastre and the Schlecks
https://www.velonews.com/culture/team-tensions-and-power-struggles-from-hinault-and-lemond-to-sastre-and-the-schlecks/?fbclid=IwAR19l8Ic1b_qQPmRwG9GgONZBxjRj7wNMkTM_gEbUU2fy31ZeHdYta6p50E Rivalries within La Vie Claire and CSC-Saxo Bank reveal the tension between cycling's team ethic and personal ambition. James Startt Velonews - MAY 27, 2020 News that Chris Froome could leave Team Ineos is providing endless fodder during this unexpected lull in racing. It can be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps it is no more than the four-time Tour de France winner testing the waters for a potential move in 2021. Or perhaps it reflects an internal power struggle with what has become the sport’s biggest grand tour team. It is many things to many people, but one thing is certain—such a situation is anything but new in the sport of cycling. Certainly, when Egan Bernal became the third rider on the team in three years to win the Tour, in 2019, it became clear that there w...