Former Israel-Premier Tech cyclist faces €30m damages claim after ending contract over ‘personal belief’
Derek Gee: ‘Decision weighed heavily on my conscience’Team says case will go before arbitral board of the UCICanadian cyclist Derek Gee says he is facing a damages claim of €30m from his former team Israel-Premier Tech after ending his contract over what he described as “personal beliefs”.The 28-year-old finished fourth overall at this year’s Giro d’Italia, but left Israel-Premier Tech shortly before September’s Vuelta a España, a race which was subject to pro-Palestinian protests linked to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Continue reading...
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Derek Gee: ‘Decision weighed heavily on my conscience’
Team says case will go before arbitral board of the UCI
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee says he is facing a damages claim of €30m from his former team Israel-Premier Tech after ending his contract over what he described as “personal beliefs”.
The 28-year-old finished fourth overall at this year’s Giro d’Italia, but left Israel-Premier Tech shortly before September’s Vuelta a España, a race which was subject to pro-Palestinian protests linked to Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
Continue reading...
