These days we are being beaten with transfer news from Wielerland, unfortunately that also means bad news for some riders. Pieter Serry can participate in that, although he has known for some time that he will have to leave at Soudal Quick-Step.
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Ungratulated farewell
After all, the veteran of The Wolfpack-he was there for more than 12 years-is not presented with a new contract for 2026. However, he was always estimated at the team, it is therefore a big damper to swallow for the now 36-year-old Serry.
“In the winter I had talked to the trainers. Asked how they looked at my values. They thought:” They are still up to level. You can still come for years. We know that you are taking care of yourself, “he translates his surprise about the decision at Het Nieuwsblad. “That is also the case: in all those years I have finished all my training sessions as they were on paper.”
“Last year I was still in the selection for the Tour de France. Do you suddenly go back so much in one year? I asked:” Where did I drop stitches? “. Serry says he didn’t really get a clear answer to that.
Uncertainty about the future
New bosses, new laws. Serry asks questions about CEO Jurgen Foré: “I wonder: does Jurgen know enough who I am? What I mean: I couldn’t really show myself this year,” he bites away. “My big goal was the Giro this year, just like last year.” However, that suddenly went differently.
“I had an altitude training in advance, but when I came back from my mountain after three weeks, I suddenly heard that they chose someone else for the Giro. I thought,” Huh? ” Then came the bad news about my contract and I immediately knew that the Tour would not be there. ”
Serry states that it will of course miss Quick-Step, which brings the future is still uncertain. Pension, or still get started elsewhere? “But I’m certainly not going to shot,” said a proud East Flemish. “I have driven for Quick Step for thirteen years, then you are a lot normal. Raving is also dangerous: I am still willing to take risks, but not if that is somewhere for a minimum contract or for a leader whose you know he cannot win.”
