Patrick Lefevere believes that as the boss at Deceuninck-Quick Step it is his job to stand up for his riders, even if those like Sam Bennett lose their victory in the Vuelta. “Strangely enough, I often see the opposite happening”, he writes in his column in Het Nieuwsblad.
Lefevere refers to the role of John Lelangue in the strike action in the Giro (the riders did not want to start because the ride was too long). “Regardless of my little appreciation for that strike, I would never send the tweet that Lotto colleague John Lelangue released.”
“He distanced himself from campaigner Adam Hansen (rider at Lotto-Soudal, ed.) By saying that he only acted as a union representative and that Lotto-Soudal is on the side of the organizer. That is putting your own people in the wind. he immediately went against De Gendt. “
“That’s how he works: a politician who always wants to please the UCI and the organizers.” My opinions are personal, “says his Twitter account, but what are those opinions? He never has one.”
Lelangue himself did not wait long to post an opinion on Twitter, namely the one about Lefevere’s column: “After he attacked my colleague Guercilena (in the Vuelta), the organizers and the UCI, I am apparently next on the list of Patrick Lefevere. “
“Having your own opinion is an important freedom, but accepting someone else’s opinion is no more than RESPECT. Have a nice weekend!”
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