Chris Horner without a team due to 'sponsor pressure'

Lampre-Merida team manager Brent Copeland says Horner was not offered a new contract because of 'sponsor pressure'.

Chris Horner is set to be without a team for the 2015 season

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Chris Horner is currently without a team for the 2015 season despite Lampre-Merida team manager Brent Copeland, Horner and his agent all willing for the former Vuelta a Espana winner to stay on at the Italian team.

“I would have liked to have kept him on board but obviously we have various sponsors who we have to keep happy and various requests from them for riders they want,” Copeland told Cyclingnews.

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