Wont be surprised if after todays walloping if Nairo's P45 is already in the post boxUnemployed
That would be very expensive for them, as it would mean breaking his contract that runs to end of 2022, He is by far the team's top points scorer.Wont be surprised if after todays walloping if Nairo's P45 is already in the post box
keeping Nairo on the Arkea books to end of season 2022 is madness in my books. Arkea should cut their losses, his physical makeup promised explosivity in the mountains, and how many times has he gasped over the finish line on mountain stages after being soundly beaten.That would be very expensive for them, as it would mean breaking his contract that runs to end of 2022, He is by far the team's top points scorer.
I guess it depends why he was signed. If you have noticed his flaws its a safe bet that experienced managers will be familiar with this issue. He certainly had a difficult final year at WT but that would have influenced/reduced his salary demands making him more accessible to a Pro team.keeping Nairo on the Arkea books to end of season 2022 is madness in my books. Arkea should cut their losses, his physical makeup promised explosivity in the mountains, and how many times has he gasped over the finish line on mountain stages after being soundly beaten.
fair play to Alpecin, making sure Van Der Poel is able to be under the spotlight whenever he appears on televised races. That must weigh heavily on his shouldersI guess it depends why he was signed. If you have noticed his flaws its a safe bet that experienced managers will be familiar with this issue. He certainly had a difficult final year at WT but that would have influenced/reduced his salary demands making him more accessible to a Pro team.
Arkea applied for a WT license last year, but were not ranked highly enough. Consequently, the way for them to guarantee the top WT races for 2021 and beyond was through guaranteed wild cards by ranking 1 or 2 among the Pro teams. Hence the need to sign guys capable of maximising points, even at the expense of the odd win, as at that point (Pre Covid) there was no suggestion that any team would collapse and leave a WT license available.
As it happens they may well get a WT license as the CCC team license appears to be available. It was offered to Alpecin, but they declined it, preferring to stay Pro level.
i hadn’t noticed how far he had dropped in the GC in the final week. Finished almost an hour out of the top-10! Being smashed up must have had a big impactLet’s not forget that he’s hit the tarmac a few times as well finished the tour wraped up like a Sunday roast .
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