Tinkoff-Saxo confirm Riis suspension

Bjarne Riis has been removed from active duty at Tinkoff-Saxo, the team have confirmed, but not due to a knee-jerk reaction because of the team’s poor performance or financial issues as was previously reported. Cyclingnews understands that the reason for the suspension is due to differences between himself and team boss Oleg Tinkov. Riis will not perform his duties as directeur sportif while he and Tinkov work out their differences.

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