“I am considering making a statement on Twitter, because once again my words in English – without the context of the interview – sound heavier than I said them in Dutch,” Lefevere says about the commotion that has arisen. including on social media, about his statements in Humo. The CEO of Soudal - Quick-Step especially regrets that his statements are incorrectly situated in time.
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The timing - not last year, but 2022 - is important because: “There was a period with too many parties, but I have to say: he hasn't had a drink since our conversation in November 2022. Not within the team and not outside the team. I have spoken to people who were with him on the internship in Sierra Nevada: not a drop more. And training has never been a problem, he has always continued to do so." The parties "with too much alcohol" that Lefevere refers to in Humo , therefore go back to the period before 2022.
“Te veel feesten, te veel alcohol… Hij ligt serieus onder de sloef bij Marion Rousse. Misschien wel té veel.” Het is een van de uitspraken die Patrick Lefevere in gesprek met Humo heeft gedaan over zijn renner Julian Alaphilippe. Uitspraken die uiteraard niet in stilte passeerden. Lefevere zelf...
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