Conflict of interest

How is it that Mr 60% was in the process of signing the guy who was racing against his (then) current top guy (who just lost the yellow jersey), and he's offering advice to the yet to be signed guy (who just gained the yellow jersey in controversy) to apologize to his (then) current guy? He's playing both sides and can't lose.

But then there is the possibility that Riis didn't really want his guy to get the top spot since he had already privately told Bjarne that he wasn't racing for him next year. Did this in any way create a possibility that he sabotaged the race (strategy, team tactics, equipment setup, etc.) of his (then) current top guy in favor for the soon to be signed guy?

So now one top guy is gone, the other embroiled in a doping charge - but at least Bjarne has a book to sell.