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Spyns former Tour de France clients have seen their share of what I call "the Australian Curse." Cadel Evans can't seem to participate in a TDF race without breaking something or breaking down and now his fellow Aussie Robbie McEwen is without a sponsor.
Australian team Pegasus Sports, who signed McEwen for the 2011 season, have lost their principal financial backer and have had their Professional Continental license put on hold by the UCI (professional cycling's governing body). McEwen, winner of a staggering 12 stages in the Tour de France, and fellow Le Tour stage winner Robbie Hunter were among the riders recruited by Chris White in an attempt to secure a ProTeam license.
That application was unsuccessful and now the team’s future as a second-tier squad is in jeopardy. Pegasus announced they are “currently working with a number of parties to secure the necessary funding to guarantee the project's future and ensure the UCI's requirements for a Professional Continental license are met in accordance with the UCI's revised timeline”. The UCI Licensing Commission has granted the Pegasus Sports' licence application an extension until Wednesday (December 15).
Spyns clients will have to wait and see for the 2011 Tour de France.
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