'It is unfortunate that individual riders can compromise sponsorship agreements': Scicon questions Astana Qazaqstan's ethics as sponsor walks out over Mark Cavendish Oakley dispute cycling
Scicon Sports' CEO has ripped into Astana Qazaqstan, saying it is"unfortunate that a team would not stand up for what is ethically the right thing to do" after Mark Cavendish continued to use Oakley glasses instead of the team's eyewear sponsor's products.
Heinrich Dannhauser, Scicon's CEO, questioned Astana's ethics for not doing"the right thing" and argued they had not honoured their agreement, something the team disputes. "We took a strong stance in this case and could not make an exception for one rider and believe all sponsors of professional cycling should take note."Scicon has withdrawn its sponsorship with immediate effect and said the parting of ways is in its best interest.
"The team declares with full responsibility that there were no violations of our contractual obligations [in] respect to Scicon and we fully respected this agreement until the moment it has been terminated," he said.
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