It is the little morning bomb on a transfer market so far quite calm since its opening in early August. As revealed jointly this Friday, August 22 by Daniel Benson et Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sporttwo of the best informed journalists on the planet cycling, Derek would like to leave his team Israel-Premier Techwith whom he is however under contract until 2028, in order to join INEOS Grenadiers ! Information which undoubtedly explains the surprise absence of the 28 -year -old Canadian in the Israeli selection for The return… and which was then confirmed at the end of the morning by a press release published by Israel-Premier Tech. The latter confirms to have “Received unexpectedly on August 9, a notice of termination on the part of the lawyers of Derek Gee, which was engaged in discussions with the management of the team in order to renegotiate the conditions of its current contract“.
Video – Derek Gee had finished 9th in the Tour de France 2024
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Israel-Prime Tech wants to “resolve the situation and enforce the contract”
To sum up, the 4th of the last Italian Tour is embarking on an showdown and complicated negotiations with his current team in order to join the British training, which seems to finally decided to move in this transfer window to start its reconstruction and its return to the world elite. Problem, the Israeli-Canadian structure held by Sylvan Adams Do not seem logically open to such a departure: to lose the one that has imposed itself in recent years both like his best rider runner and the Canadian cycling packet holder would be a huge blow, especially after having built so much and invested around his leader since his time with the pros in 2023.
“Israel-Prime Tech is convinced that the gee contract is valid until 2028 and continues its discussions with its representatives and the UCI in order to resolve the situation and enforce the contract. No other comments can be made at this stage“, She added. A case to follow and who could well go out for the Canada Champion, who has not run since his national title at the end of June …
