Sevilla and Peña cautious in commitment to Rock Racing
Spaniard and Colombian to stay ꦆif UCI grants team Continental status


Spaniard Oscar Sevilla and Colombian V&iac♛ute;ctor Hugo Peña have agreed to remain with Rock Racing for the 2010 season on the condition that the team receives a Continental licence from the International Cycling Unio༺n (UCI).
Colombian daily El Tiempo reports that Sevilla and Peña have confirmed conditional contracts with the team which include cꦺlauses allowing for the dissolution of the agreement if the team fails in its bid to secure Continental status.
"This signature does not mean that we are with Rock. What will happen is that if the team gets t𒊎he Continental licence we will stay, otherwise we have agreed to be allowed to seek other options," Sevilla told the newspaper.
Rock Racing had hoped to secure a Professional Continental licence for the current season but was unable to satisfy the UCI's criteria for the second-tier stat﷽us. Cycling's governing body is currently considering the application of the team for an extension of its third-tier Continental licence.
Spanish media sources reported earlier this month that Rock Racing could form a co-operation with Spain's Murcia team🍨, who had have faced ongoing sponsorship difficulties since the end of the 2009 season. However, Sevilla said he is far from convinced about the reports of a Mexican r♒egistered Rock Racing-Murcia outfit.
"I am a little sceptical of everything that has ha𒉰ppened. I train every day waiting for what will happen. There is talk of something in Mexico and Murcia, but we have nothing confirmed."
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