Carlos Sastre has attacked his current manager Bjarne Riis for apparently failing to support his bid to win the Tour of Spain.
Speaking on Spanish radio, Sastre said that Riis had been caused divisions in the team rather than helping the team to pull together.
?He didn?t want to help,? Sastre said.
?My team-mates have been great, I have nothing against them. But he has generated more conflicts than done any good.?
Sastre added that Riis had not wanted him to reveal the name of his new team before the start of the race.
?Things would have been a lot less tense that way.??
Currently third overall, Sastre is due to quit CSC-Saxo Bank for Cervelo at the end of the season. He revealed the news half way through the Vuelta.
Sastre added that he was moving on because he wanted to allow the younger riders - such as Frank and Andy Schleck - to develop in the squad.
A team spokesman for CSC-Saxo Bank has categorically denied Sastre?s claims.
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