Soudal - Quick Step Thread

[carolina]

When you think Lefevere couldn't say something worst...

 

[tobydawq]

Why does he need to brag about his "big balls"? And why does he need to demonstrate what a buffoon he is each week? I have said it plenty of times before, but I can't wait to his retirement.

 

[saganftw]

i dont know whats worse, Lefevere just being an overall unpleasant person, of pretend outrage because he didnt use 1 to 1 equivalency example

 

[Red Rick]

Why does he need to brag about his "big balls"? And why does he need to demonstrate what a buffoon he is each week? I have said it plenty of times before, but I can't wait to his retirement.

You know he's gonna keep mouthing off in the press even after his retirement.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Can't believe he came out with that stuff, even for him calling someone "the pinnacle of mental weakness" is OTT, and then adding the completely unnecessary domestic abuse comparison takes it into pretty ugly territory.

 

[BlueRoads]

Can't believe he came out with that stuff, even for him calling someone "the pinnacle of mental weakness" is OTT, and then adding the completely unnecessary domestic abuse comparison takes it into pretty ugly territory.

Plus talking about the mental weaknesses which are not as bad as in Bennett but in the end also there, if I understand the argument correctly, in Cavagna and Declercq.

 

[Stringer Bell]

People should actually read what he wrote instead of reading headlines

 

[SafeBet]

People should actually read what he wrote instead of reading headlines

"Leaving Bora and moaning to everybody about how he was ‘bullied’ and almost broke and depressed. Only to return fourteen months later. It’s the same as women who still return home after domestic abuse."

That's quoted in the article. So I gotta assume he wrote that. Can't see any difference with the headline.

 

[glassmoon]

Can't believe he came out with that stuff, even for him calling someone "the pinnacle of mental weakness" is OTT, and then adding the completely unnecessary domestic abuse comparison takes it into pretty ugly territory.

Hope Bennet will beat every single DQS sprinter who'll race against him next season Let's see PL's mental state after the 10th consecutive loss against Sam

 

[SHAD0W93]

There is no reason to say that, devalue any partner returning to an abusive relationship, or about his mentality. All it sounds like is he is upset Bennett is leaving. This furthers my opinion that Bennett will unfortunately sit out for the rest of the year.

 

[dusty red roads]

Surely something else is going on, he's never been like that with other sprinters who've left. That doesn't justify anything he says of course, he's becoming Tinkov 2.0!

 

[Roku]

Lefevere might know something about abuse after all, because he really sounds like an abusive and narcissistic scumbag who can't tolerate anyone leaving him.

Great for him also to undermine Cavagna and De Clercq.

He should be taught a lesson about mental health, mental disorders, abusive relationships...

 

[Savant12]

Get this f@cker out of the sport.

 

[Faserr]

Lefeveres behave is definately degenerating. I can't believe a sponsor wants to pay for a guy like him. That is not open talk, but clearly abusive speak from his side.
It seems like he his hurt in his pride and tries to damage Bennett in the most shameful way.

 

[Salvarani]

Very poor choice of words.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Man, this is sad to see. I used to defend him, thinking he was mostly a standup guy with some huge character flaws, but maybe it's time he got an official warning. This has got to stop.

 

[Stringer Bell]

Oh behave. Sprinters have come and gone from quick step without an issue. Viviani is apparently desperate to go back. Look at the wonders they have done for cav (a rider who has suffered mental health issues in the past). Yet Bennett seems to be the odd one out. Maybe, just, maybe, Bennett hasn’t behaved all that well towards quickstep this season. It takes two to tango

 

[SHAD0W93]

Oh behave. Sprinters have come and gone from quick step without an issue. Viviani is apparently desperate to go back. Look at the wonders they have done for cav (a rider who has suffered mental health issues in the past). Yet Bennett seems to be the odd one out. Maybe, just, maybe, Bennett hasn’t behaved all that well towards quickstep this season. It takes two to tango

I don’t think any have left after a year though after leaving a team before that didn’t give him the leadership and respect he wanted. We have no idea how their relationship deteriorated to this point.
But there’s also no reason to attack each other in public. Bennett hasn’t attacked him or the team in the public eye.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Hope Bennet will beat every single DQS sprinter who'll race against him next season Let's see PL's mental state after the 10th consecutive loss against Sam

Fabio will ensure that doesn’t happen.
On the wider issue the choice of words really belittles the subject of domestic abuse. I wish he’d STFU.

 

[Rackham]

“I’ve never had mentally unstable riders in my team, but there were definitely ‘special ones’. Rémi Cavagna is not a nervous guy - his hobby is fishing - but sometimes stress gets to him. Some people say that Remco Evenepoel can’t handle a bike, but in the beginning, Rémi was afraid to take a bottle or even raise his hands when he won. It’s all between the ears. Tim Declercq is a really intelligent guy, but he ‘choked’ when he has to ride for himself,” Lefevere wrote.

Is this for real? Unreal.

Go home & get some sleep Patrick, i.e. you're drunk.

But in all seriousness, unless the money is really good I don't see why anyone would want to sign for DQS anymore. Getting slandered in the media by your own boss is probably not the best thing when you're a professional bike rider.

 

[Vroome.exe]

Lefevere vs Bennett is really challenging Hamilton vs Verstappen for the best rivalry this year.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Oh behave. Sprinters have come and gone from quick step without an issue. Viviani is apparently desperate to go back. Look at the wonders they have done for cav (a rider who has suffered mental health issues in the past). Yet Bennett seems to be the odd one out. Maybe, just, maybe, Bennett hasn’t behaved all that well towards quickstep this season. It takes two to tango

this is an extremely stupid remark and you should feel embarrassed by it.

 

[Breezy1985]

Man, this is sad to see. I used to defend him, thinking he was mostly a standup guy with some huge character flaws, but maybe it's time he got an official warning. This has got to stop.

Thing is Bennett has just being sitting there quietly it's not like there has been an escalating war of words.
The stupid f**& just can't stop bringing it up and his comments get more and more disgusting each time

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I really hope the riders and maybe other grown ups in the sport speak out for those remarks. There has got to be some sort of punishment. I shall wait to hear that his comments have been taken out of context, misreported or some other shite reason. He's still a first class knob regardless.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

The man’s oafish petulance knows no bounds.

This latest outburst is deliberately timed to overshadow Bora’s signing announcement. So he again attempts to publicly humiliate one of his team’s riders and in the process makes an unpleasant remark about domestic violence victims, is cruel about people with mental health issues and casually undermines two other riders on his team.

Lefevere is a cunning negotiator. He is not stupid or out of touch. He knows exactly what he is doing. Being the absolute ruler of a little domain isn’t good for anyone’s personality in the long term. It creates child despots, unable to cope with being thwarted without lashing out.