Dopo aver sentito le campane di Specialized e Trek World Racing ecco cosa dice il diretto interessato, Aaron Gwin, riguardo al suo cambio di scuderia.
Qui trovate la notizia del cambio di scuderia e qui quella della reazione del team Trek World Racing.
Riassunto delle parole di Gwin: non esisteva nessun contratto con TWR (la società che si occupa della squadra corse, che non ha niente a che vedere con Trek, il produttore di bici, dato che è gestita da 23 Degrees), ma solo una lettera di intenti in cui si diceva che veniva preparato un contratto con i termini precisi dell’intesa. Questi mi è stato presentato a fine novembre e io non l’ho firmato perché non rispettava gli accordi presi.
Quello che si è letto nei passati giorni è inaccurato e ingiusto. Dato che il team 23 Degrees ha preso degli avvocati e ha minacciato di farmi causa, non posso dire di più.
I’m writing this public note to hopefully shed a little light on what’s actually going on with my move to Specialized.
Reports that I broke my contract with 23 Degrees/Trek World Racing are false. My contract expired. The one-page letter of intent I signed said there would be a “full length contract” with “precise terms” coming in the future. The 16-page contract that showed up in late November was not signed by me because it was not the deal we had made. I have moved on to a team that gave me the contract I wanted, and these are the facts.
The press reports are inaccurate, unfair, and one-sided. Because 23 Degrees has hired lawyers and threatened to sue me, my lawyers have told me not to say anything for now.
While riding for Trek, I lived up to my contract and gave them my 100% effort and full commitment. I intend on doing the same for Specialized.
As for now, I want to let my fans know that my offseason training has been going great. I love my new bikes and I’m more excited to race this year than I ever have been. Big thanks to the Specialized family for such an amazing opportunity and support.
I hope everyone understands that I cannot talk any further about this at this time, but I felt like I needed to clear the air a bit, without getting too much into the legal stuff.
Thanks to all the fans who have stood behind me.
AG
