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HoopoeChai
That's what happens when you and your team are use to buying the sport. UAE just buy and pay top riders crazy wages so they basically have no incentive to join other teams, unless getting politcal. They are one of the only teams owned by a state. Others may have a nations name but in reality not owned and funded so heavily by the government but UAE just buys whatever sport and influence can. Seen them do it to football, gaming, cycling and all of the industries have worsened fast since accepting their investment16-04-2026 07:19
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HoopoeChai
Even if he gives a portion to charity (which is good, everyone should.) The very natrue of crypto means when he profits others lose and may very well even end up homeless because of it, thus creating more need than the money he gives helps. There's far more ethical ways. Plus dude has millions, and an oil state behind him. He doesn't need to align self with such shady things for any reason but he does and gains plenty20-03-2026 07:53
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HoopoeChai
Its easy to not care about money when money is no issue.10-01-2026 13:04
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HoopoeChai
Not even raced a Grand Tour yet and already got riders cheating. Just ensured they never get my support as can't even exist a couple years without cheating.15-12-2025 07:29
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HoopoeChai
Yet there's 3 teams in the World Tour who are technically in Asia so the only reason he'd not think possible is he was ignorant13-11-2025 07:34
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HoopoeChai
No. The protesters should of been properly held to the law by police instead of being allowed to force a legal event to cancel early. It's a disgrace, especially when their movement is spreading same blood libel as the Nazis did05-09-2025 08:47
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HoopoeChai
The UAE is (unlike IPT) a government backed team, with a clear aim to represent the UAEs interests. The UAE is a dictatorship in reality so why wouldn't their team be ran like one? They already get a pass on politics unlike Israel (despite being far more grounds for action) so don't then go trying to gaslight people on the ideology of the owners05-09-2025 03:11
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HoopoeChai
Nevermind if was a genocide why wouldn't the Palestinian leadership of accepted the countless deals they refused? Why does no one pressure egypt who have a border to open up? There's so many blatant examples of how this isn't a genocide and no statistically sound cases made for the case. Just because those who call for the destruction of an entire people cry foul when loosing a war they started despite receiving more aid from the state attacked than any conflict in history doesn't make it true.04-09-2025 07:04
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HoopoeChai
They get a tiny tiny amount of funding from the government. Nothing vs the likes of UAE, who's actually been found to have aided the Sudanese genocide yet no one calls for their removal, only the single Jewish state fighting a war that many experts have said is clearly not a genocide and all the organisations that have deemed it one are either changing the definition to fit any tragic war, or outright proven to be activist groups not experts. Fact is, Israel is giving Gazans tons of aid and if it was a genocide the war would of been done in a week. What we are seeing is a modern day Nazi movement04-09-2025 07:00
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HoopoeChai
Similar was said about Paris Roubaix though so I'd say its very much possible if he feels good as Pogi said himself many times, he wants to race any race he can win while he can win as has no idea when he'll be 'old news'18-07-2025 00:21