"I can't actually imagine Bora and Buchmann having a future together" - Jens Voigt reacts to the on-going beef between Bora and Emanuel Buchmann

The relations between Emanuel Buchmann and BORA - hansgrohe are not very good at the moment. After the German champion was crossed out of the Giro d'Italia lineup at very late phases, the 31-year-old's future continuation with the German formation doesn't seem quite likey.

For Jens Voigt the situation is pretty clear: "To me it seems like a quiet farewell or like a clear sign: We'll keep you, but for significantly less money," the expert told Eurosport.

"I can't actually imagine Bora and Buchmann having a future together. Only if he doesn't get an offer anywhere else could he bite the bullet so as not to have to end his career - because places in the WorldTour are also rare," the 52-year-old analyzes the situation.

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"For me the question is also: Where can he now use the good form that he has built up for the Giro? Should he now be sent to some small race in Eastern Europe instead? But there aren't many races at the same time as the Giro," Voigt sees another problem.

For Buchmann, who does not yet appear to be part of Bora's Tour squad, Voigt now recommends brilliant sporting feats as the ideal reaction: "For Emu, the best answer would be to win two stages at the Dauphiné or the Tour de Suisse in June and... to become German champion for the third time to show his class."

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