Wiggle High5 will begin the European season with a new lead sports director after Australian Donna Rae-Szalinski was fired, Cyclingnews understands. She was terminated by the team after mixed performances during the Australian summer. Former professional racer Allan Davis has joined the team as a new director.
Although the UCI website still shows Rae-Szalinski as the team's director, she was fired from her position with the British team on February 1.
"Rochelle terminated my employment with the team on February 1," Rae-Szalinski told Cyclingnews by telephone from her Australian home. "I have no further comment as this situation is subject to legal proceedings."
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Cyclingnews approached team general manager Rochelle Gilmore early on Saturday morning, but she failed to confirm the changes. She said she would make an official announcement to Cyclingnews in the coming days.
Within hours, however, a team press release confirmed the team are looking for some new staff, including two directors and one assistant DS, along with an operations manager, head mechanic and head soigneur.
The changes are unlikely to help the team in the upcoming European season that begins at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in just two weeks. Recent spring campaigns have been successful, if not stellar for the squad, and they start Strade Bianche, the opening race of the Women's WorldTour, as defending champions after Elisa Longo-Borghini's 2017 victory.
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