In recent weeks, Victor Campenaerts has lived in great uncertainty about his future. Bjarne Riis did not find a sponsor and left the ship. Campenaerts saw with sorrow that the case was not getting ahead.
Yesterday, founder of the team Douglas Ryder suddenly came with good news for the pins and announced a new main sponsor. Much to the relief of Campenaerts, who can also call himself a professional cyclist in 2021.
“I will remain a professional in a WorldTour team, which is really a great relief. I have to give up, but less than feared”, Campenaerts told Sporza.
“The Giro in October was my last race of the season. You are lived a little in it and there is little time to worry, because you have to perform.”
“As soon as that match ends, you go from a very busy life to a stress-free life, but then the uncertainty about that contract came and you start to think a lot. That was difficult.”
“I was able to change my mind because of my move and by doing some odd jobs, but I am very happy that I now have certainty for 2021.”
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Campenaerts’ girlfriend Fanny Lecluyse is also happy that the pressure is off.
“Because of our relocation, Victor has remained quite positive in recent weeks. He tried to walk around happily, but the nights were still difficult. He had trouble falling asleep because he was busy with his future.”
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Not that Campenaerts had stopped short. His creative mind bubbled up against the stars.
“I was already thinking about a career after cycling, because I would like to become a firefighter. This job really appeals to me, from an early age.”
Furthermore, Campenaerts was brooding on a new attack on the world hour record, which he himself set in Mexico in April 2019. He will tell more about this on Sunday evening in Sports Weekend, immediately after the News from 19h op Eén.
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