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He's someone who could pick a fight with his own shadow.
Dennis’ track career yielded two rainbow jerseys and an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit. In 2012, he placed 5th at the Tour Down Under and his final act as an under-23 rider was to take silver in the Worlds time trial, but nebulous murmurings about issues of character seemed to blind many to his obvious talent.
“There were things going around at the time from sources that shouldn’t be trusted. People were saying, ‘Stay clear of Rohan Dennis, he’s a trouble maker. Don’t waste your time on him.’ And this was from people who should have been looking after me,” Dennis says.
“A person who has helped me through my career was told not to go near me. There was a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes that halted my progression to becoming a pro. But it made me in some ways the rider I am now. I’m not going to name anybody, but I’d say: ‘Thanks for trying to screw me over because it made me better.’”
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dennis-sometimes-i-just-have-to-take-on-board-what-other-people-say/