“We will be on December 31 expiring contract non-renewal,” the directors Lars Seier Christensen and Kim Fournais.
“It was an incredible privilege for eight seasons with the riders and staff to work, we are proud of the successes we have achieved. Cycling will always have a special place in our hearts. “
The decision of Saxo Bank comes as a very big surprise. When applying for a new license called the WorldTour team himself earlier this month, “Tinkoff”.
The bank went on for years with Bjarne Riis, who also owned the team until the end of 2013. Saxo Bank was also long-time sponsor of the team.
Contador
Riis was fired this spring by Oleg Tinkov, the new owner. The Russian found that the former rider added nothing to the team and was promoted to sporting director Steven de Jongh.
For Tinkoff-Saxo driving among others multiple large round winner Alberto Contador and world champion Peter Sagan. In the past, were riders like Andy Schleck and Fabian Cancellara, the team
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