Following the Russia-Ukraine battle, Crew Gazprom-RusVelo has determined to droop all of its actions and has additionally put all of its riders available on the market because the aftermath of the battle continues. All of the group members have been free of their contractual obligations and Crew Supervisor Renat Khamidulin has accused UCI President David Lappartient of sitting idly and never serving to them survive throughout these robust and making an attempt occasions.

 

We are going to proceed trying to find a brand new title sponsor. Along with a brand new group companion we can instantly come again to racing below a brand new identify and collectively determine which nation our worldwide group will probably be representing. pic.twitter.com/K9jrimhD6P

— Skilled Biking Crew (@RusveloTeam) March 28, 2022

The UCI has been very strict on these selections, and this isn’t the one sport the place the Russian athletes received banned. In early March, FIFA banned all Russian and Belarusian groups from collaborating in any form of occasion, and video games. In a while, UCI banned all Russian and Belarusian groups following the Ukraine invasion. 

The aftermath of this battle has been horrible, to say the least, Russians that don’t have anything to do with the battle are struggling. Since they received banned, Crew Supervisor Khamidulin was desperately in search of sponsors to cowl the price of €4 million however all efforts have been in useless.

Khamidulin stated:

We’ve suspended all exercise as we stated we’d do. We’re nonetheless in search of a sponsor however there’s nothing concrete in place and so I can’t ask the 52 riders and workers to attend any longer.

It’s tragic as a result of we’ve received a superbly functioning group construction, with group automobiles, group buses, bikes and gear, and riders who’re capable of win. Mathias Vacek gained a stage on the UAE Tour and on Sunday Alessandro Fedeli completed second on the GP Industria in Italy.

The group’s essential sponsorship got here from Gazprom Germany, which is a subsidiary of Gazprom in Russia. The group even went to new heights to race in clean white jerseys to point out that they’re prepared for acquisition, which too failed. UCI has even refused to extend the 31-rider group measurement restrict which can assist the Gazprom-RusVelo riders.

Khamidulin stated:

The UCI needed to punish a Russian group however they’re penalizing riders from Italy, Norway, Spain, and even Costa Rica. Even when three or 4 of the riders discover new groups, all of the others, 18 or so, are going to be left on the road. That’s not proper. I’ve additionally received a mechanic from the Ukraine and Russian workers who’ve wives from Ukraine, who’ve misplaced their jobs there. They’re determined.

That’s why I ask: the place’s the UCI? Why gained’t they assist to maintain the group alive below a unique nationality?

I’ve by no means had a transparent response to my appeals. But I’ve seen that the French president Emmanuel Macron has spoken about looking for a diplomatic resolution for the battle between Russia and Ukraine. Macron speaks however Lappartient hasn’t spoken. Why not?

The UCI just isn’t enjoying honest with these new guidelines and laws. Sure standards must be set in place to assist riders of various nationalities get sponsorship in case one thing like this occurs. There was no official phrase from UCI but on this matter!

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