Uijtdebroeks training in blank kit as Bora-Hansgrohe seek €1 million buyout
Chris Froome pictures Belgian on training ride
Cian Uijtdebroeks was training near Girona on Sunday, one day after Jumbo-Visma anౠnounced they had signed him to a four-year contract - a fact Bora-Hansgrohe refuted.
The German team responded to Jumbo-Visma's announcement with one of their own, stating that Uijtdebroeks is under contract with 🔜them until the end of next season and would be expected to race with the team in 2024.
The 20-year-old's agent asserted that Uijtdebroeks' contract with B😼ora-Hansgrohe was terminated on December 1, 2023, and that "legal proceedings" havꦚe been initiated.
Wielerflits.nl reported on Sunday ꦬthat Bora-Hansgrohe are seeking approximately a €1 million buyout from Visma.
Screengrabs of a video posted to Twitter appear to show Uijtdebroeks riding in a༺ plain black jersey but still using a Bora-Hansgrohe helmet.
Chris Froome posted a mid-ride selfie with Uijtdebroeks tacked onto the back of his Israel-Premier Tech team's training r🐲ide.
"Good to have Cian Uijtdebroeks join us on the team ride today," he wrote with several crying-laughing emojis - the presence of the Belgian like❀ly a coinciden🌳ce.
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Uijtebroeks' situation is no laughing matter, however. A 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:similar dispute cos🔴t Wout van Aert €662,000 when a court sided with his former team in 2021.
The contentious transfer also drew criticism toward Jumbo-Visma team boss Richard Plugge 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:from Cofidis manager Cedric Vasseur and Soudal-Quickstep CEO Patrick Lefevere.
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