Despite recently finishing Vuelta a Espana sixth overall, Samuel Sanchez will not line up at the World Championship road race on Sunday, as he hasn’t been selected for the Spanish team. Hugely disappointed Olympic champion from Beijing criticized the decision of national coach Javier Minguez, claiming that the squad will lack a lot of firepower because of leaving him at home.

Coming out of the Vuelta with a great disposition, Sanchez was no only surprised after missing the final cut for the Spanish national squad, but furious about the way he was forced to learn about it.

“I think it's normal not to happy when you're not selected. The thing which struck me most was the lack of tact. If you're not selected for a technical reason, you can accept that but not anything else,” Sanchez lamented to Spanish newspaper MARCA.

“I would have appreciated a call the day before the list of riders was announced to be told that I wasn't going to the Worlds.”

“I finished the Vuelta feeling very good. If I wasn't in shape, I could understand it but I can't understand why you'd leave at home a guy with the legs that I have. I don't think they've done what is best for the team. I think the team has lost potential without me. For my name and my legs.”

The 36-year old Spaniard also revealed that while he is positive about staying with the BMC outfit for the next season, he received other worth considering offers.

“Were negotiating. My number one option is to stay with BMC but I'm not excluding other teams. I'd like to stay because I know the BMC team now. I've fitted in well and know how everything works. It's a great team and I'm happy. I think we can continue to do well and show that I've got good legs

Spanish national coach Javier Minguez was quick to respond to Sanchez’ outbursts or fury and disappointment, claiming that while Contador’s absence is a great loss for the nine-man squad, Sanchez’ presence or absence wouldn’t make a big difference.

“I didn’t call him or anybody else who wasn't selected,” he told Spanish website Biciciclismo. “I respect his opinion because he’s not happy, but I have to make decisions which mean bringing those riders whom I think will work best for me in the race.”

“Contador’s absence has affected how the team will work in general, he’s got great form, great endurance and we needed people who could work for the team because the end of the race is going to be complicated.”

Minguez explained that he didn’t lack strong riders to play the finale with, but more important was to build a strong team capable of working on their leader throughout the whole race. And saying leader, he meant Alejandro Valverde.

“Yes, Samuel could be with [leader Alejandro] Valverde right until the end of the race,” Minguez told Biciciclismo. “But who’s going to work beforehand? Right now we’ve got too many riders for the end of the race.”

“I have to put together a squad that means we can be in the thick of the action throughout the race. Samuel’s presence or absence wasn’t going to be the biggest problem. The biggest problem is the absence of Contador, who was the strongest and who would have helped us greatly. But if he says he’s not coming, I have to respect that.”