While the legal dispute between Wout van Aert and his former team Vérandas Willems drew to a close on Monday, the case may still have implications for Visma-Lease A Bike with former Vérandas manager Nick Nuyens hoping for disciplinary action from the UCI and additional compensation from the WorldTour squad.
The dispute dates back to Van Aert terminating his contract with the now-defunct Belgian team in 2018 to then join the Dutch WorldTour squad. In 2021 a Belgian labour court ruled that Van Aert had to pay €662,000 in compensation due to his actions, a figure confirmed by the country’s highest court earlier this week.
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