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As for people potentially losing their jobs, it could happen but note that cycling teams are basically mostly about doing business, selling the team is hence one option too. Abramovich for example sold Chelsea when in similar turmoil. And as @Libertine Seguros explained recently we had a case of when a team licence was revoked by the UCI, due to similar concerns, and that was that. One can only imagine the protests involved if that wouldn't have happened.
 
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They also recruited and groomed Matthew Riccitello, Marco Frigo, Joe Blackmore, Riley Sheehan and Corbin Strong.
I actually struggle to find many WT / Pro teams with a better track record in developing young riders when you account for their budget and their limited access to the top talents among juniors and u23 riders.
the word groomed make it sound like the ISRA-El organization signed riders with thirty+ flattering then slightly more and more provocative text messages
 
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No idea what the future of this team will be but great achievement to have Riccitello finish top5 in a GT and taking the white jersey.

Fifth (assuming nothing happens on today's stage) is a pleasant surprise. I wasn't convinced he'd be able to string together a consistent three weeks. I was waiting for a crash/caught behind on echelons/poor placement when an attack happens etc, but he got through it all (with help from his team mates of course).

It'll be interesting to see if he can improve more at Decathlon or whether this is roughly his apogee. Transfer announcement probably coming very soon (tomorrow?) as I think this is his last race of the season.
 
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It would not surprise me at all if ASO are pressuring the UCI on the subject of IPT's future in the present or close future. They have more to lose than any other organiser.
If the sponsors don't cure this themselves they are patently destroying their own cause, IMO. A team organization is not "owned" by the sponsors however deep the financial commitments might be. There is likely an contract out clause for incompatibility with team goals and that of other stakeholders.
If this was a product line, rather than a "state" sponsor it wouldn't continue.

It does expose the other major sponsors fitting the profile, too. UCI needs to take a hard look going forward or risk a version of this at many events based on legitimate and petty grievances of fans. They are operating on public roads....
 
If the sponsors don't cure this themselves they are patently destroying their own cause, IMO. A team organization is not "owned" by the sponsors however deep the financial commitments might be. There is likely an contract out clause for incompatibility with team goals and that of other stakeholders.
If this was a product line, rather than a "state" sponsor it wouldn't continue.

It does expose the other major sponsors fitting the profile, too. UCI needs to take a hard look going forward or risk a version of this at many events based on legitimate and petty grievances of fans. They are operating on public roads....

On most teams, perhaps. But the promotion of the state is at the behest of the team's owner, and the state is, as I understand it, only a very minor sponsor through its department for tourism.

And in a number of other cases, the team is owned by the sponsors: Red Bull, Ineos (via Ratcliffe), UAE, probably others.
 
If the sponsors don't cure this themselves they are patently destroying their own cause, IMO. A team organization is not "owned" by the sponsors however deep the financial commitments might be. There is likely an contract out clause for incompatibility with team goals and that of other stakeholders.
If this was a product line, rather than a "state" sponsor it wouldn't continue.

It does expose the other major sponsors fitting the profile, too. UCI needs to take a hard look going forward or risk a version of this at many events based on legitimate and petty grievances of fans. They are operating on public roads....
UCI is in a position of beggars can't be choosers.

Realistically, this issue is most likely to be resolved the other way around, i.e. riders opting not to sign for IPT if it hampers their ability to race their desired schedule or their other financial opportunities.
 
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I don't know how to break this to you, but I think most riders when they sign a contract do so based on the following criteria (not necessarily in that order):

- Sporting opportunities.
- Money offered.
Please don't patronise me.

Sporting or financial motivations being the primary reason that a rider signs a contract ( I agree with you on this) does not change the fact that a rider is advertising his sponsors.

I am not trying to say that a rider like ricitello is well versed on the situation with Gaza. I am not saying there was anything political in why he signed a contract with them.

I am just saying that he, as any rider on any team, is riding around with sponsors on his jersey advertising them. He reads what happen in the news and then goes out to ride around with certain things on his jersey. That's his choice, but if the sponsors are controversial, of course the rider will be criticised by people who disagree with the sponsors. It is the riders responsibility to know what and who he is signing for
 
UCI is in a position of beggars can't be choosers.

Realistically, this issue is most likely to be resolved the other way around, i.e. riders opting not to sign for IPT if it hampers their ability to race their desired schedule or their other financial opportunities.
Yes, and the team operating partners can explain the reality to the group of sponsors. No different than finding out your major supplement company sponsor was not producing a legit product and no fans would support you. The team moves on or ceases to exist commercially whether the UCI intervenes or not. How does a rider hype the other endorsement opportunities with, right or wrong; a logo that is counter to other sponsors? It's counter to their interests and demands rebranding.