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Did Jumbo Win the 2023-24 Offseason?

Did Jumbo Win the 2023-24 Offseason?

I started this post like three weeks ago — interrupted by real life family stuff** — and it was going around in circles a bit. Like, lots of teams had roster shakeups, like every year, plus a few new sponsors and whatnot. We almost had MergerMaNiA take over, but then we didn’t. It was just kind of a swirling mess of news. If only there was one news item that could make it clear who the big winners were…

Oh. Oh my god! Yeah, I think that will do it! The biggest team, reorganized, merged and then unmerged and then rebranded and where was this all going? Oh, right, they just picked up the one true new Belgian Climbing Sensation (BCS) and put a big giant exclamation point on the entire sport of cycling.

Of course, that’s assuming you can believe everything you read on Twitter. And even if you do, well, here is another thing.

Hot Damn!! We have ourselves a spicy conclusion to 2023, and I’m not just talking about the upcoming Kerstperiode Cyclocross Showdown! Clearly BORA knows if they have a contract or not, and as a lawyer I can tell you, you don’t tip your hand like this unless you are sure it’s actually your hand. It may just signal the start of a negotiation — Jumbo too aren’t stupid and probably know how this ends — but buckle up and don’t unsubscribe from any Belgian sports media accounts you follow. Especially the ones that now say that things may have gotten rather divisive behind the scenes at BORA.

Oh, and maybe this is all a needless Belgiophilic distraction from the real news:

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