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Cyclism'Actu, general manager Stéphane Heulot confirmed that Widar does not want to leave and cannot. "We met with Jarno, his business manager, his manager, and Kurt. As he had heard, Jarno had questions that were very far from reality. He wanted to be reassured in terms of performance. Our project is growing, and we have nothing to do with other teams. We told Jarno we were unhappy with his statements, and he apologized. If we compare his season to that of Pablo Torres, Jarno did ten fewer days of racing. He's young, so you can't always be at the top."
According to Heulot, the €25,000 buyout fee is not accurate either. "The UCI can impose sanctions on riders, teams, and agents. There has to be an agreement between all three parties, and we have had no word from other teams. In extreme cases, a rider can always break his contract, but then he has to go to court, which costs a lot of money and time. We're not going to do that. Jarno doesn't want to leave, and his financial demands are not impossible to us. Maybe he will stay on the training team for another year, but we can also change that."