The World champs are coming! The Tour of Luxembourg, Grand Prix de Wallonie men and women and the Giro della Toscana Memorial Alfredo Martini. Israel-Premier Tech threatens the UCI – TOP STORY. Rider news: Remco Evenepoel to fly Business Class to the Worlds, Tadej Pogaar to ride the Worlds TT, Lefevere on the Vuelta victory, Mohori on the Rogli crash, Unzu has confidence in Mas, investigation in to Jumbo CEO and Niki Terpstra stops. Team news: Movistar and BikeExchange-Jayco signings. Coffee, coffee, coffee.TOP STORY: Israel-Premier Tech Threatens Lawsuit Against UCIThe promotion/relegation battle in cycling is gradually reaching its climax. A number of WorldTeams are currently engaged in a fierce battle for points. Israel-Premier Tech is struggling with relegation stress. Sylvan Adams, the money man behind the WorldTour team, has threatened legal action against the UCI.At the end of this season, the top eighteen teams will qualify for a WorldTour license. This ranking is based on UCI points obtained over the past three years. Lotto Soudal, Israel-Premier Tech, EF Education-EasyPost and Movistar are currently fighting for survival. Adams sees it all with dismay and calls on the UCI to take action and let go of the promotion/relegation system. According to Adams, there is a ‘force majeure’, a situation such as war, drought or a hurricane, which makes it impossible for parties to fulfil a certain obligation due to circumstances beyond their control. “A global corona pandemic is the definition of force majeure,” Adams said to Velonews. “And that during the entire…
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