Uran free to go because of Cannondale-Drapac funding shortfall


  • Cycling
  • Sunday, 27 Aug 2017

Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 103-km Stage 21 from Montgeron to Paris Champs-Elysees, France - July 23, 2017 - Cannondale-Drapac rider Rigoberto Uran of Columbia on the podium. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

(Reuters) - Tour de France runner-up Rigoberto Uran has been told he can look for another team after his Cannondale-Drapac outfit said they faced a funding shortfall and might not be able to continue.

A statement from the American team's holding company Slipstream Sports said all their riders and staff were free to look for other options because of the uncertainty.

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