Ochowicz: We went as far as you can go in talks with Rohan Dennis

Australia’s Rohan Dennis is all smiles after taking his second individual time trial title in as many years at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships
Australia’s Rohan Dennis is all smiles after taking his second individual time trial title in as many years at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships (Image credit: Getty Images)

CCC Team manager Jim Ochowicz has revealed his disappointment at not being able to sign Rohan Dennis for 2020, saying negotiations went ‘as far as they can go’ before the Australian ultimately decided to head to Team Ineos.

Dennis was fired by his Bahrain-Merida team in September, two months after suddenly quitting the Tour de France in a shroud of mystery.

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.