"He no longer wants to ride with us or for us" - BORA - hansgrohe boss confirms Emanuel Buchmann will leave after Giro d'Italia controversy
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Although BORA - hansgrohe's 2024 Giro d'Italia will be looked back upon fondly after Daniel Martinez secured a second overall finish in the general classification, the fallout from the pre-race controversy over selection continues.
After Emanuel Buchmann was absent from the BORA - hansgrohe lineup, the German National Champion took to Instagram to vent his fury. "I cannot describe my disappointment and frustration be not nominated for the Giro d'Italia this year," the German wrote. " All year was planned for the Giro and even BORA - hansgrohe promised me the Co-Leadership for the GC."
Instead of the Giro, Buchmann was instead sent to the Tour de Hongrie and impressed too finishing second overall. The way it's looking however, the 31-year-old won't be riding in BORA - hansgrohe colours for much longer. "He no longer wants to ride with us or for us," BORA's team boss Ralph Denk explains in conversation with Eurosport. "He didn't tell me that personally, but he communicated it to the team."
"It was a misunderstanding on his part. We addressed who our leaders are and that he was going as a domestique," Denk continues. "We will do this professionally, he will still get his chance to race. We are grateful for what he has achieved for the team."
Buchmann has been riding for BORA - hansgrohe since all the way back in 2015 and during his time with the German-based outfit, he has twelve Grand Tour appearances under his belt, most notably finishing 4th in the general classification at the 2019 Tour de France. Where his future lies remains unknown at this point but it's sure to be an interesting story to follow as it continues to develop.
It may even be that Bora has nothing against “losing” him, maybe they helped him out (in both senses?
Il pourrait être recruter à partir du Tour de France par Soudal Quick Step qui part au Tour avec une faible équipe pour soutenir un Evenepoel convalescent
I’m assuming this is your first language in which case there’s not much excuse for recruter
Not for people like you, obviously, But, assuming it’s possible to figure someone out so deeply from one facet of their life as you do, the deduction about you must be that you’re not even enjoying your own life, or for what other reason would you waste your time on creating new IDs (and yes, I know it’s something a lot of people feel they need, including here) just to send anonymous people useless comments? Is this the legacy you feel like leaving on the internet to be remembered by?
Bad move for a good German rider on a well funded German team. It would have been wiser to let this pass because there are so many other races on the calendar this year. Given that Martinez placed second it seems like Bora made the right decision. Unlike Roglic, Buchmann's value will probably go down.
He was in form. Bora just selected a rider that was not going to win to replace Kamna. He could have finished in the Top 10 in the Giro while helping Martinez or gone for a stage win
In form maybe but even then he would had had to work for top ten and that would have left him less useful for the Tour (even though now he’s probably no use at all). Tour of Hungary isn’t exactly that level, he got beaten by a “newbie” and only just managed to guys who rarely figure in GT top 10s, all while he’s supposed to be showing his potential to help get a contract elsewhere. Bora, rightly have to keep some fresh for the TdF, you can’t have a team with only guys wanting GC leadership, if Buchmann doesn’t want a domestique role in the GTs he’s going to have a hard time finding another team, he’s not THAT good.
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