Originally Posted by thad
Did anyone see what happened to Rujano? Cyclingnews made it sound like he started walking up one of the climbs, then it said he crashed on a descent and had to be medivac'd out. WTH?
This is a very sad story. Rujano and his agent negotiated badly with Selle Italia team management. Long story short, he screwed them and didn't fulfill any early season obligations and basically went AWOL on Selle Italia. Selle Italia has rights to his efforts until June when Cofidis is supposed to buy out the remainder of his contract following the Giro.
Since he didn't race at all, he wasn't really prepared for the Giro and basically is only a shadow of his performance of last year. So when he decided to abandon during the middle of the Giro, he basically ended his season with Selle Italia.
So none of the other teammates would help him once he abandoned. In addition, his team car wouldn't give him a lift. He has to finish the rest of the stage on his own in frigid conditions with no support.
With is behaviour this past season and the antics of his agent, I wonder if Cofidis (or anyone else)will buy out his contract.