Riis very satisfied with his riders

By Hedwig Kröner in L'Alpe d'Huez

Today was another successful day for Team CSC's director Bjarne Riis. The Danish outfit once again proved that it was right in waiting for the mountains to show its full strength. With Luxembourger Fränk Schleck achieving the second legendary victory of his career so far, and the second victory for his team in this race, the team's tactician had all the reason to be cheerful in the finish of stage 15. And he was, but as usual, he also kept his cool.

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