Kevin Seeldraeyers (29) is in a difficult situation. He is searching for a new team and even fears the end of his career. The winner of the white jersey at the 2009 Giro d'Italia spent last season at the Turkish Torku-Şekerspor A.Ş. but received no new contract. "Maybe I should gradually think about my life after my career," he says.

Kevin Seeldraeyers gives himself a ten percent chance that he will be a pro rider next year. "I am afraid to find out whether I can find a new team," he tells Sporza.

Last year the situation was similar for Seeldraeyers. It took until December before there was clarity.

The big problem is that he has very little to show from last year. "It was very difficult to ride in the spotlight this year. Our program was limited. In the Tour of Turkey, I had to show myself but I had bad luck."

Seeldraeyers is actively looking for a new team and has contacts with Team Marseille 13-KTM (French continental team that will move up to pro continental level) and with Hilaire Van Der Schueren from Wanty, but places are scarce.

"I'm a climber, not a type of rider that will be good in the spring or fast in a sprint. That is a disadvantage for smaller teams," says Seeldraeyers.

Seeldraeyers also has the reputation of having poor health: "Indeed, I have oftenbeen ill in the past, but that's no longer an issue.

"Last summer I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma and that I am now treated for that. I feel very healthy and can ride for a few years," says Seeldraeyers.

"It is unfortunate that I could not show myself at the test event in Rio de Janeiro because I had broken my wrist a few days before. Missed chance.

"Nobody knows me as I am really a rider who can be of service for a team", he says.

"Last year I feared the end of my career and now even more so. I still train well and I take care of myself but mentally it's difficult. I know there are riders who ride around for free, wishing to show themselves for a year and then hope for a professional contract, but I do not want to go that far," says Seeldraeyers.

"I do not know what I want to do if I am no longer a rider. I have not thought about it but maybe I should start to graudally do so," he concludes.