Thibaut Daprela Turns Privateer For 2024

You’re not missing out, the article tells you nothing extra. Left Commencal, left Canyon “by mutual consent”. Be interesting to see what comes out in the wash

I’m guessing Commencal have filled their spots, it’s gone sour at Canyon and Privateer is the only real option left to him.

Massive shame for him in many ways as he’s one of if not my favourite rider to watch as he’s just a missile when he’s on it…. and a torpedo when he’s not 😀

Do his ears not hurt in that hat?

Very interesting that Pinkbike aren’t reporting on this. I suspect it’s because of how the comments section will go…

He’s disabled commenting on his original Instagram post

There’s rumours doing the rounds regarding off the bike behaviour, if true doubt he’ll ever get a factory ride

@captain_bastard , I think you could give him your handle, it’d be quite fitting.

Pinkbike will have to tread very lightly because of the incel population below the line

One can only guess something has happened that is unacceptable to a Factory team…..and they’ve parted ways. So, a Privateer programme it is……

I can’t see him on a privateer program, or allowed within the same time zone as any event

Be interested to know what’s gone on here, was surprised there wasn’t much pre season talk about him. From my armchair commentator perspective, outside the top 3 of Bruni, Goldstone and Pierron there’s about 10 guys who could beat any of them on a good day, Deprela probably the wildest and undoubtedly quick, still young too.

Vital MTB has a thread with quite a bit more detail. But it’s not my place to be throwing words or accusations about

I won’t link from here, but last page of the Vital team rumours thread contains all the rumours you need to know, which unfortunately seem to add up

Very interesting that Pinkbike aren’t reporting on this. I suspect it’s because of how the comments section will go…

I suspect they are just looking for more understanding of what’s happened first

A bit of both IMO. They like to at least try to do real journalism, and they know they have an issue with part of their readership.

It’s unclear from the posts on Vital whether this alleged serious thing is in the hands of the authorities or not. If it is, then I believe French law allows him to be named. If not, that makes reporting more difficult.

Obviously we don’t want to give the STW mods a hard time by saying anything more specific here.

It’ll be interesting to see if he’s now shunned by the rest of the World Cup scene anyway.

Remember that every day is International Women’s Day on STW. I’m surprised they’re not standing up and saying what’s happening here, given it involves alleged sexual offences.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2024-team-rumors?page=140#comment-435411

They could have just not posted this non article. It’s only a DH rider changing his arrangements at this point.

STW isn’t exactly the DH news website.

Ooooft now the claws are coming out !

Remember that every day is International Women’s Day on STW. I’m surprised they’re not standing up and saying what’s happening here, given it involves alleged sexual offences.

At present it seems to be an accusation and rumour.
Until there is a legal charge or similar level of evidence from authorities, or a public statement from him or the accuser, then there is nothing to report publicly.

I’d be very surprised by that.

Let’s see, eh?

BK might be contravening HR policy, if he wasn’t the proprietor of his own team, but it’s a world away from what’s alleged about TD.

I think you could report it fairly as “Daprela leaves Canyon amidst allegations of sexual misconduct”. None of that is untrue.

You really can’t report that if it’s just internet hearsay. You’d need to at least have contact with the alleged victim on record, and preferably for an arrest and charges to have happened.

There needn’t be any charge for his behaviour and abuse of position to create a toxic environment within a team.

If that’s a reply to my post, I was talking about any reporting of the very serious allegations made in comments on Vital.

And I mean in the sense of what a media outlet is legally allowed to say, without being vulnerable to a libel claim.

They’ve also had no problem letting Pierron back into the fold after the racist instagram post he made a few years ago.

“He’s apologised so he’s not racist” seems to go a long way these days.

Is he racist though? Or was it a couple of young French lads singing along to American rap songs in their second language?

As someone who grew up in a council estate listening to NWA I can relate.

I put that one down to a crime of stupidity rather than hatred.

If that’s a reply to my post, I was talking about any reporting of the very serious allegations made in comments on Vital.

And I mean in the sense of what a media outlet is legally allowed to say, without being vulnerable to a libel claim.

@chakaping, no. It was a general comment about this thread and the allegations elsewhere within the biking community which have grown in proportion since the paddock gossip about his wrongdoings last season.

@chakaping, no. It was a general comment about this thread and the allegations elsewhere within the biking community which have grown in proportion since the paddock gossip about his wrongdoings last season.

Ah sorry, did you mean Bernard’s “abuse of position”?

It’s fine to talk about that as they’re in a relationship and any thoughts about it being inappropriate are “honestly held opinion”.

🙂

Thanks for the link. I live in hope he’s a good guy, as I say, I love seeing the bloke ride