The presence ofIsrael-Premier Tech in the peloton of The return has tensioned for several days. The bomb exploded during the 11th stage, around Bilbao, who ultimately did not know any winner. But the repercussions continue, as evidenced by a dispute between Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike) et Daryl Impeysports director ofIsrael-Premier Tech.
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“Is Matteo Jorgenson the king of the Vuelta?”
From the start, Israel-Premier Tech adopted a clear position and does not want to derogate from it. “People can say what they want, but we will go to Madrid. It's as simple as that. We try to focus on what we are: a cycling team”said the South African Impeyformer runner who became a sports director of training.
“We even feel a lot of support. And the runners of other teams? Some support us, others not … In the Whatsapp group of the CPA, it is Matteo Jorgenson who is most expressed. Perhaps you should ask him what he thinks”launched Impey at the microphone of our colleagues from FloBikes. “We are a sports team and we do not do politics, but for him, it seems to have become the case. In reality, he tells other runners that we should leave. Perhaps he is the king of Vuelta? Maybe he can still add something to it.”
“Inappropriate to make this public …”
Matteo Jorgenson hardly appreciated the words ofImpey. “He talks about messages in a private group between runners. I find inappropriate to make this public in the media. This clearly shows what his position is”he replied. “I don't have much else to say, I have already given my opinion at the times when it was relevant.”
“As a runner, I don't have a lot of control over the situation and I don't really have a solution to avoid this problem. I give my opinion when I can and now it is to the people in power to make decisions”he says. “As runners, we adapt to the situation. Sometimes cyclists, we are in our own world, but I encourage everyone to achieve that more important things are going at this moment.”
