A manager shouldn’t say that. An interview with Patrick Lefévère in the Flemish weekly Humo was shocking, and even if it was “only two minutes in the middle of a two-hour interview”, according to him, the boss of Soudal – Quick Step undoubtedly went too far in mentioning Julian Alaphilippe. Accustomed to tickling the pride of the double world champion, the Belgian gave it another layer (“As you get older, you have to be more careful, train harder, not get rid of half the work”), then, led to to specify, he let loose on the private life of the runner. “Too many parties, too much alcohol… Julian is seriously under the spell of Marion (Rousse). May be too much. Julian is a young dog full of energy, you should let him cross the yard from time to time at the same time as sometimes you should tell him: ”You go this far and no further”. »
