This isn't a rider chasing a bigger paycheck off good form. Vas stopped training in June due to health problems, and her season never recovered — a sharp drop for someone who's won stages at Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women and finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics road race. Rather than wait out her contract and rebuild within a program already investing in her, she's betting a fresh setup does more for that talent than patience would. Frank Schleck's line — «I've followed her closely… have always believed in the level she can reach» — reads as a wager on pedigree over recent form.

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