"Coincidentally, Jumbo-Visma calls at just the right time every year" - Lotto-Dstny boss accuses Jumbo-Visma of gaining unfair advantage in booking hotel rooms

Lotto Dstny boss Nicolas Maes has controversially claimed that his team were told there were no rooms left at a hotel on the Volcano of Teide only for Jumbo-Visma to swoop in and claim the rooms for themselves.

"Coincidentally, Jumbo-Visma calls at just the right time every year," Maes laments and his claims are supported by UAE Team Emirates rider Jasper Stuyven who says the following. "We've booked a lot of rooms there, but not to get in the way of the other teams. We know the hotel fills up fast in February. You gotta be quick."

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"It's possible you call in July and there's no room, but all of a sudden there's August. There's a lot of lobbying and there's a race between the teams. to get rooms," Stuyven concludes. The Dutch set-up are yet to formally respond and alleviate some of the fears of other teams.

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