Chris Horner has announced that he won't be part of the Trek team that takes over the license from his current Radioshack team. Stating that he will go somewhere else for 2014, the American doesn't reveal whether he has signed a contract for the coming season.

Chris Horner's future has been up in the air for a long time but yesterday some kind of clarification was finally made. The Vuelta a Espana winner has tweeted that he won't be part of the Trek team that is a continuation of his current Radioshack squad.

Following an injury-plagued season during which he had barely raced, Horner was left without a contract when he lined up for the Vuelta a Espana in late August. The 41-year-old veteran surprised the entire cycling world when he won the Spanish grand tour ahead of Vincenzo Nibali and Alejandro Valverde and publicly expressed his interest in continuing his career in 2014.

However, Horner still hasn't signed a contract for the coming season and he told Velonews in an interview that he was surprised not to have found a new team yet. He made it clear that the problem wasn't to find a job but to find a team that would pay him as a grand tour winner.

Horner has long been linked with the Trek team that will take over the license from Radioshack with the team's spokesman Eric Bjorling telling Velonation on Thursday that the team was still trying to work out a deal. However, Horner has now made it clear that he won't stay in his current surroundings in 2014.

“Thanks to the staff, riders, and sponsors at @RSLT for a great four years. I'll be going somewhere else for 2014," he tweeted.

At the same time, Garmin-Sharp manager Jonathan Vaughters has made it clear that he has no interest in signing Horner, rather preferring to give Levi Leipheimer the chance to make a comeback than offering Horner a contract. Leipheimer was forced to retire at the end of last season following his dismissal from Omega Pharma-Quick Step which was related to his role in the Lance Armstrong affair.

According to Cyclingnews, Horner and his agent Michael Rutherford have tried to make contacts with several teams, including the new Australian pro continental Drapac team. Europcar manager Jean-Rene Benaudeau has revealed that he was offered Horner a 750.000 euros per year.

Horner didn't reveal whether he has already signed a contract for the coming season.