The UAE-Team Emirates team will lose one of its key players. Joxean Matxin, sporting director and recruiter, will leave Tadej Pogacar’s team to join the Athletic Bilbao football club.
It’s a bolt from the blue for the UAE-Team Emirates team. Tadej Pogacar’s team, which has established itself in recent years as one of the heavyweights of the peloton, will lose one of its key leaders, Joxean Matxin.
The 54-year-old Spaniard has been the key man of the UAE team for several years. He holds positions in sports management, team management, training and, above all, recruitment. The “discovery” of Tadej Pogacar is attributed to him, as is that of Juan Ayuso. Matxin is known for being the most successful “scout” in detecting young talent. It is not for nothing that UAE has made a specialty of collecting nuggets sometimes from countries where cycling is not a major sport (Mexico for Del Toro, Portugal for Morgado, etc.).
Maxtin to leave the peloton
Matxin’s new find, the Spaniard Pablo Torres (18 years old), who has just impressed on the Tour de l’Avenir, could be his last “coup”. Because the Spanish manager, whose contract ends this year, will leave UAE. The good news in this story is that he will not join another cycling team. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Matxin will join the management of the Athletic Bilbao football club, in the Basque Country.
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