(Reuters) - Tour de France runner-up Rigoberto Uran has been told he can look for another team after his Cannondale-Drapac outfit said they faced a funding shortfall and might not be able to continue. "Without this partner's support, we cannot guarantee our financial security and subsequently our UCI World Tour licence for 2017," a statement said. The team, who need some $7 million to operate a World Tour team, said they remained hopeful that the situation could be resolved in the next few days. All of our current sponsors and partners (Cannondale, Drapac, Oath, POC) have remained committed to support our team in 2018," the statement said. The team recently announced that Colombian Uran, who finished second to Chris Froome in the Tour in July, had signed a three-year deal.

Source: The Star August 27, 2017 13:52 UTC