Please don’t hold your breath. As I said upthread, we will not be hearing, unless individual athletes share that.
Last year there was a ‘big reveal’ played out over SM for 10 days 18-28 January.
I anticipate a number may say: if you want the answer today it’s ‘no’ but if you give me a few more days (to get home after Taupo for some) then I may.
PTO can manage this by sending out the next tranche of contracts: 11-16 and four hotshots. Then manage a few more (from their short list) as the rejections are clearer.
SC athletes (maybe ex, maybe not) sure to get contracts are: Knibb, Derron, Duffy, Spivey.
I’d still be interested in seeing others’ nominations for female hot shots besides Taylor-Brown. Last year the only athlete offered such a contract who had not yet proved they could manage a draft illegal 4 hour race was Spivey. And she was of an age where she was ‘bound’ to go long after Paris (or before if she didn’t get selection).
Maybe Miessner? I rather think Philipp (and Haug) will say ‘no’ so Pohle may be the only German WPro signing a T100 contract.