BJARNE RISS OF DENMARK TALKS WITH TOUR DIRECTOR JEAN-MARIE LEBLANC

TDF21D:SPORT-CYCLING:AIX-LES-BAINS,FRANCE,29JUL98 - Bjarne Riis of Denmark, acting as spokesman for the riders, talks with Tour de France General Director Jean-Marie Leblanc as the riders in the Tour de France stage a strike in 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Albertville to Aix-Les-Bains, July 29. The riders wished to express their anger over the way they were treated by French authorities July 28 after police raided the TVM hotel and took the riders to hospital for drugs tests. jna/Photo by Paul Hanna REUTERS