Patrick Lefevere has enjoyed Marc Hirschi’s performance in the Tour de France. “I’ll take off my hat for him,” he says in his column The newspapaer. Part of the compliment also goes to Iwan Spekenbrink.
The boss of Deceuninck-Quick-Step is also surprised that Team Sunweb has so many top talents in the stable. ‘I often wonder how Iwan always manages to bring in those young guys. Men like Hirschi, Ilan Van Wilder or Marco Brenner, those are names that are on the lists of all teams. And yet they choose Sunweb. ‘
The fact that talents are interested in Sunweb is difficult for Lefevere, who sometimes has to compete for the same talents. ‘Our team appeals more to the imagination than Team Sunweb, where you also hear the stories of the dissatisfied departures. But if we are aiming for the same talent, it is not a guaranteed victory. The best example is Lennard Kämna, who just missed the stage yesterday. We already made him a proposal four years ago, but he opted for Team Sunweb anyway. ‘ (Photo: Sirotti, 2019)
