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Cofidis supervisor Cedric Vasseur has made a strongly worded name to Jumbo-Visma CEO Richard Plugge to resign as head of the AIGCP groups affiliation because the fallout over the potential switch of younger Belgian star Cian Uijtdebroeks to Jumbo continues to increase.
Jumbo-Visma introduced late on Saturday afternoon that Uijtdebroeks, at the moment racing for Bora-Hansgrohe and with a yr left on his contract with the Germany workforce, could be leaping ship to the Dutch squad in 2024.
Nonetheless, the information of their new signing was nearly immediately countered by a denial from Bora-Hansgrohe that Uijtdebroeks could be leaving and that he could be staying with them in 2024.
On the similar time, Uijtdebroeks brokers’ acknowledged that the previous Tour de l’Avenir winner had ended his contract with the German workforce on December 1st and could be taking authorized motion.
Belgian media have been fast to level to one of the vital latest precedents in biking historical past of what appears set to be a big contract battle, between one other Belgian star Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and his earlier workforce, Veranda’s Willems-Crelan, again in 2021.
In the meantime on the opposite aspect of the French frontier Vasseur used a message on X, previously Twitter, to spotlight Plugge’s twin position as Jumbo-Visma CEO and the top of the skilled groups affiliation, the AIGCP – and name for his resignation from the latter.
“What’s that once more for the @AigcpOfficial president ???” he wrote, “It’s important to respect the foundations and resign instantly !!! Get out.”
Plugge’s twin place as AIGCP president and head of biking’s strongest workforce had already come underneath scrutiny earlier this yr from varied different groups over potential conflicts of curiosity. A letter was despatched from a number of groups, together with Cofidis and Bora-Hansgrohe, demanding “a change within the construction and administration of the AIGCP”.
On the time, Plugge instructed Cyclingnews “I’m glad to take heed to concepts from the groups however we even have to review the AIGCP structure, which is underneath French legislation. If there’s a majority of votes for change, I’m fantastic with that.”
Outspoken workforce supervisor Patrick Lefevere (Soudal-QuickStep) has additionally been fast to weigh in on the Uijtdebroeks switch, saying on X, previously Twitter, that it was as much as the UCI to take a stand. Uijtdebroeks’ brokers already stated in an announcement the UCI was conscious of their rider’s state of affairs.
Lefevere identified in his message that in his opinion, Uijtdebroeks was tied contractually with Bora-Hansgrohe till 2024. He added that he believed an authorisation from the UCI for a rider to change groups was solely attainable if all three events – the 2 groups and the rider in query – have been all in settlement for a contract to finish early.
What’s that once more for the @AigcpOfficial president ??? It’s important to respect the foundations and resign instantly !!! Get outDecember 9, 2023
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