Lorena Wiebes hopes for contract clarity before January 1

Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Lorena Wiebes is hoping to reach an agreement, or at least some clarity, about her contract situation for the 2020 season before January 1. The number one ranked rider in the world would like to race for a top-tier women's team next year but is currently under contract with second-tier team Parkhotel Valkenburg. 

"I would like to go one step higher and there have also been discussions with Parkhotel," Wiebes told Nos. "That has lasted so long that the relationship with the team's management has been broken in such a way that I no longer want to ride for that team.

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