Stapleton would not name the partner, nor disclose just how close or far they were to signing an agreement. Final talks with HTC broke down on Wednesday night, while hope of a possible last ditch merger failed Thursday morning. Stapleton, a former CEO of the telecom company VoiceStream Wireless and member of the T-Mobile international board of directors, came into the sport as a unique force in team management.
He formed Highroad Sports in , taking elements of the old Telekom team but inspiring a fresh more ethically correct and transparent ethos. The sprinter is out of contract at the end of the year and speculation over his future has been rife all year. This development is likely to be followed by Cavendish annoucing he will be a Sky rider in Should he go to Sky he is almost certain to take Austrian Bernard Eisel with him.
Eisel is Cavendish's most faithful domestique, shepherding him through stage after stage of the Tour de France, and the Manxman is forever singing his praises. Although he is an integral part of Cavendish's lead-out train, Sky's management may not want the pair riding together in the build-up to the Olympics.
The Slovenian revealed how he can be beaten when speaking to Geraint Thomas. Cycling Weekly is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. We ended our discussions with HTC last night. We decided that one final merger scenario would not succeed early this morning. Riders were informally told Monday they could start considering other options. Three riders have already signed deals, including the Velits brothers, who are headed to the new Quick Step-Omega Pharma merger.
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