The Tour of '96 is seen by many as the breakthrough of Michael. In the pouring rain it goes on the road to Aix les Bains in full final with Melchior Mauri road from the squad. Make no mistake about it the Spaniard in the last corner and head for the gates, "and Michael only should continue. He knows, however, the squad to remain, so that the poor air in May.Behind the line he speaks the historic words: "Win i here just a touretappe godverdomme! "
Was the thirty-first place in that Tour in '96 all nice, the next few years is increasingly evident, that Michael thanks to his talent to drive uphill from can grow to a good ronderenner. In the EPO tour of 1998, which are Festinaconsorten Virenque and sent home,He keeps the head cool, drive up and touch with the best in Paris as the fifth. Dutch champion is at that time he already for the second time, after Erik Breukink on symbolic manner on a by Rabobank dominated NK 1997 power had transferred to it.
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