Cycling
Former Swimming Coach Jacco Verhaeren Leaves Cycling Team Visma-Lease a Bike After Three Years
Jacco Verhaeren is leaving the Visma-Lease a Bike cycling team at the end of the year as his contract as Head of Sport Management Team will not be renewed. General Director Richard Plugge and Verhaeren disagreed on the team's strategic direction, with Plugge prioritizing the team's identity while Verhaeren held different views on achieving success; Verhaeren's lack of a cycling background also contributed to the split. Verhaeren, who previously coached swimming champions like Pieter van den Hoogenband, stated that he reflected on his role and concluded the team needs someone else for its next phase. Plugge praised Verhaeren's contributions to the sport management transition and announced that Visma will search for a successor.
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