Warren Barguil has been sent home from the Vuelta a Espana by his team after a disagreement over race goals. The Frenchman, who won two stages and the King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France, came into the Vuelta as a super domestique, however the rider wanted a free role in the mountains. According to the team this created several disagreements during the race and ahead of stage 8 Sunweb announced that Barguil would be leaving the race immediately.
According to the team Barguil, “openly expressed that he didn't race conform to the team's goal, which left Team Sunweb with no other option than to take this decision.”
“Working according to a team plan with clear goals is deeply anchored in the team's way of working. Since 2008 this has been the basis of the gradual growth and success of Team Sunweb, therefore is a value that cannot be varied. The team appreciates Barguil's openness about his motives at the Vuelta.”
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The team confirmed via a phone call with Cyclingnews that Barguil had wanted a free role to work for himself in the mountains and that this had created several disagreements within the squad.
Barguil was the team’s best placed rider on GC ahead of stage 8, sitting in 13th place, 1:43 down on leader Chris Froome (Team Sky). Wilco Kelderman and Sam Oomen were 14th and 15th on GC,1”45 and 2:14 down respectively.
The decision was made last night, ‘late in the evening’ the team confirmed to Cyclingnews with Barguil informed of the decision moments later.
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