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If you’re not getting paid by your employer (allegedly), then that’s also a breach of contract on their side…

Vali, just herself, as a team, has enough points to be in the top 15. So just by signing Vali, you're guaranteed a spot in the wcdh circuit as long as she's on your team for the next couple years.

Is it really a surprise that a top level rider like Vali could find something that quickly? There were probably several team managers trying to figure out how to sign her..

From the boys at OTB podcast - Vali might turn up at North American races on a Commencal. Sounds like she may have already signed to Commencal Les Orres. Makes a ton of sense given Cecile & SRAM connections as well.

Kinda wild that Yeti is ranked that high. Digging into it, most of their points came from Cami who is retiring. Also amazing that she's earned nearly as many points as Bruni this year (1105 vs. 1126). I bet they go shopping for a replacement top 10 rider.

New rankings are out and Goodman has dropped to 18th. They’ll probably stay in that range after losing Pontvianne for the rest of the season. Rogue stayed at 15th after not scoring points in the last round. I could see Giant catching them as Rogue lost Simon Chapelet for the year and Daprela has a shoulder injury of some sort, didn’t start the worlds final or at Lenzerheide Scott could sneak into the top 15 depending on the YT situation. Outside chance FW gets in but tough with Asa only getting junior points. If he wins out that’s only 120...

Assuming YT weathers the storm and continues as a company, does anyone think athletes will sign with them in the future? Off the top of my head this is the third time athletes have been left hanging by them because the abruptly shut down their DH teams. Most notably Aaron Gwin, Dak and now this crop of athletes. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Angel was also cheap for Frameworks because he was still getting paid out of his old contract.

Great. So all we need is for the sneaky guys who have never done the right thing to be transparent and responsible and do the right thing!

Ya, your point is the one I was circling around. The second part of this fever dream thought experiment is - Soooo... an interesting outcome would be: YT folds and declares it immediately, a riders signs to a new team "for the period starting at the moment announced for the dissolution" (and probably before the last race), they sign with a new team before October 21st 2025, then those 2025 accrued points go to the new team for the 2026 team raking.

If yt can’t fulfill the contract obligations of being a Uci team then the riders are free agents. Not sure if it’s reached that point yet. A ride can’t just sign with another team though as that has to be done in the transfer window

So, I have 0 insider information, just pure speculation. If points stay with the team this year, and it's calculated in October, could there be a situation where a team signs a former/current YT rider to a contract this year and capture their points? I don't remember reading anything in the UCI about a cumulative rolling calculation of team points. Just a snapshot at the end of the year. I know UCI contracts in road have language around if a rider isn't paid they they are immediately released from their contract a free to sign with another team. Would be...

Do we simply toss around names and teams or is there at least anything to rely on?

Sadly I agree. I think just that Neko likes him, and sees potential, but fading to me. I cannot see a way forward for Pivot and therefore BK. I mean how can Pivot look at 25 and write a check for 26?

Oisin was not wearing YT gear in today's race. Just plain TLD jersey and pants. Kolb was still in his YT Mob kit. Vali was in a YT world champ kit.

This just in - Norco to never release a new DH bike to the public ever again. (This is a joke. I hope.)

Whispers from the Lenzerheide pits. Norco to chase the $100k belt drive payday in ‘26: Vali to Commencal. Kolb to Cube.

I don’t think Vali will part ways with SRAM. They’ve been sponsoring her since day one, and when I was in Saalbach this summer, every board featuring Vali also had RockShox on it. Switching from a full SRAM setup to new brands would take some adjustment not that she couldn’t adapt, she’s the number one to beat every weekend but given her long history with SRAM, it seems unlikely. Remember, when she re-signed with YT, one of the reasons was that she could continue working with SRAM, even while the rest of the team was on Fox.

I'd hate to see Nina get let go from the Syndicate.. But, Vali and Nina would have a good shot of being on the podium together on any given weekend. While Laurie hasn't been great, the team has a history of sticking with riders through rough patches.. Looking at his Hardline rides, he seems to coming back little by little..

Nina Hoffmann was seen at dinner with the Specialized team in their hotel in Lenzerheide… maybe it was just Jordan Williams?