Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Video Cian Uijtdebroeks can officially become a rider of Visma | Call it Lease a Bike. The Belgian top talent has been involved in a real transfer soap opera in recent weeks, but BORA-hansgrohe announced today that an agreement has been reached between the various parties.
The German formation shared a few hours after the team presentation of Visma | Lease a Bike that the wrinkles have been ironed out. An agreement has been reached between Uijtdebroeks, his now former employer BORA-hansgrohe and his current team Visma | Lease a Bike. In addition, the UCI has agreed to the transfer.
“Today is a day of mixed feelings,” says Ralph Denk, BORA-hansgrohe team manager. “I was surprised to be approached at short notice with the desire to reach an agreement. But it is known that I am open to discussions and that I will not stand in the way of a transfer, provided the conditions are right and it is done according to the rules. That was the case three weeks ago and was the same today.”
“I’m glad that the dust has finally settled and that the case is now closed,” Denk continues. “The agreement shows that it is never too late for a reasonable, personal discussion. I would like this matter to remain an isolated incident for the entire cycling family. Let’s respect contracts and rules, let’s be fair to each other.”
Finally, Denk would like to say something about the stories of the past few weeks. “Above all, I support my team. If false accusations are made against our riders, a line is crossed,” he refers to the stories about bullying. “Let me be clear: the allegations did not come from Cian. They never reached us through Cian as a reason to change teams.”
Richard Plugge: “It all ended well”
Richard Plugge, team boss of Visma | Lease a Bike, also talked about the situation with Uijtdebroeks after the team presentation. “The fact is that Cian will ride with us next year,” he said in conversation with CyclingFlits. “He has now been presented here and it all turned out well. That’s good for everyone. I won’t go into too much detail about it, but we came out well, Cian with the team. That is the most important.”
2023-12-21 17:34:00
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