Pros "whining" about their rivals lack of aggression isn't new at all or unique to the Shlecks
L. Fignon "whined" about Lemond not having a "leader's attitude" in the 1989 TDF
S Roche also said that Lemond’s style of racing wasn't very exciting. Are they not champions? lol
Point is, some of you are either ignorant of pro-cycling history or you're selective
in your use of the words "whining" and "champion," or (most likely) it's a combination of the two.