Emmanuel Hubert, manager of Arkéa-B&B Hotels, warned the team is in 'mortal danger' due to financial instability, as contracts with sponsors end in 2025. Despite achieving WorldTour status in 2023, the team struggles for ranking points which threatens relegation or closure. Hubert is actively seeking new sponsorship, aiming for â¬25 million, and has faced setbacks with potential deals. He emphasizes the urgency of the situation, noting the need for additional funding to ensure the team's future in professional cycling amid broader economic challenges.
"Our situation is unfortunately very simple. All contracts with our partners will end at the end of 2025," Hubert told French newspaper Le Parisien.
"The nights are short, and the days seem to be getting shorter too. I've never been home so little because I spend a lot of time searching for a sponsor."
"I don't know whether our partners want to continue with us or not, but I'm acting as if they choose to stop."
"I won't name names. It was a very large French company. It was a close call. And the international situation didn't help," he said, citing the global economic uncertainty.
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