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Patrick Lefevere

Link to Patrick Lefevere: I really think Julian Alaphilippe wants to stay at Soudal Quick-Step
Julian Alaphilippe watches on as Patrick Lefevere talks to the media

Patrick Lefevere: I really think Julian Alaphilippe wants to stay at Soudal Quick-Step

Belgian team boss talks 'family friction', Asgreen's future, Evenepoel's comeback and the Alaphilippe links to rival teams

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Link to Patrick Lefevere calls crisis meeting following Soudal Quick-Step’s cobbled Classics campaign
A frustrated Patrick Lefevere at the Tour of Flanders 2024

Patrick Lefevere calls crisis meeting following Soudal Quick-Step’s cobbled Classics campaign

‘I regularly clench my fists in frustration’ Belgian team boss says.

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Link to Patrick Lefevere apologises for derogatory comments about women
Patrick Lefevere often makes the headlines for his comments on various topics

Patrick Lefevere apologises for derogatory comments about women

Soudal Quick-Step boss had been ordered by the UCI to either apologise or pay a fine

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Link to Tom Boonen ‘doesn’t recognise’ Soudal Quick-Step amidst Classics drought
Tom Boonen isn't offically involved with the team anymore, but the former poster boy of Belgian cycling still weighs in on the sport from time to time

Tom Boonen ‘doesn’t recognise’ Soudal Quick-Step amidst Classics drought

Former Belgian Classics star appears alongside Patrick Lefevere on a podcast to discuss the team's shortcomings this spring

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Link to Patrick Lefevere ordered to apologise or pay a fine over 'disparaging comments towards women'
Patrick Lefevere is the long-standing Soudal Quick-Step boss

Patrick Lefevere ordered to apologise or pay a fine over 'disparaging comments towards women'

Comments in question not specified but Soudal Quick-Step boss breached UCI Code of Ethics in two instances

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: I tried to sign Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)

Patrick Lefevere: I tried to sign Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson

Belgian Soudal Quick-Step team boss didn't have the funds to compete with UAE Team Emirates

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Link to 'Losing the plot in public' – Geraint Thomas reacts to Lefevere-Alaphilippe spat
Geraint Thomas has offered his take on the controversial comments made by Patrick Lefevere

'Losing the plot in public' – Geraint Thomas reacts to Lefevere-Alaphilippe spat

Welshman expresses his sympathy for fellow riders facing public criticism from team managers

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Link to Marion Rousse rejects Patrick Lefevere’s criticism of Julian Alaphilippe
Marion Rousse is the race director of the Tour de France Femmes and a former professional rider herself

Marion Rousse rejects Patrick Lefevere’s criticism of Julian Alaphilippe

‘Show a little more respect and... class’ says Tour de France Femmes race director and partner of Soudal Quick-Step rider

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Link to Patrick Lefevere hits out at Julian Alaphilippe: Too many parties, too much alcohol
Julian Alaphilippe and Patrick Lefevere in happier times

Patrick Lefevere hits out at Julian Alaphilippe: Too many parties, too much alcohol

‘If you mess up one more time, I'll fire you on the spot’ Soudal Quick-Step boss tells French rider

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: Tim Merlier is a calmer sprinter than Jasper Philipsen
Patrick Lefevere's Soudal Quick-Step are led by sports directors Klaas Lodewyck and Geert Van Bondt in the UAE

Patrick Lefevere: Tim Merlier is a calmer sprinter than Jasper Philipsen

Soudal Quick-Step team boss praises his star sprinter after stage 1 victory at UAE Tour

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Link to Patrick Lefevere wishes Remco Evenepoel had targeted Giro d'Italia this season
Remco Evenepoel left last year's Giro d'Italia whilst in the lead of the race

Patrick Lefevere wishes Remco Evenepoel had targeted Giro d'Italia this season

Soudal Quick-Step team boss would have liked the Belgian to ride both the Giro and Tour de France to alleviate pressure, but decision was made by team coaches

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Link to 'Creating softies' – Patrick Lefevere shoots down Grand Tour innovations
Patrick Lefevere has seen it all in cycling, but is not a fan of the latest ideas proposed by the Movistar team boss

'Creating softies' – Patrick Lefevere shoots down Grand Tour innovations

Soudal Quick-Step team boss and UAE Team Emirates' Matxin Joxean Fernández respond to Eusebio Unzué's idea for shorter Grand Tours and rider substitutions

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: Knowing Remco Evenepoel, he goes to the Tour de France to win
Remco Evenepoel during a Soudal Quick-Step training camp in Spain

Patrick Lefevere: Knowing Remco Evenepoel, he goes to the Tour de France to win

Belgian team boss draws a line after a rocky period with the Evenepoel family, following interest from Ineos Grenadiers

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Link to Julian Alaphilippe's coach let go by Soudal Quick-Step amid tensions with Patrick Lefevere
Julian Alaphilippe has been under the tutelage of Patrick Lefevere since turning pro with the team

Julian Alaphilippe's coach let go by Soudal Quick-Step amid tensions with Patrick Lefevere

Franck Alaphilippe, cousin of Julian, points to problems between the French star and his team boss

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Link to Soudal Quick-Step announce Patrick Lefevere's planned successor
Patrick Lefevere has been CEO of the Quick-Step team since its inception

Soudal Quick-Step announce Patrick Lefevere's planned successor

Jurgen Foré named Chief Operating Officer of Belgian team

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Link to Tim Merlier set for showdown talks with Lefevere and Evenepoel over Tour de France selection
Tim Merlier leads Remco Evenepoel at the UAE Tour in 2023

Tim Merlier set for showdown talks with Lefevere and Evenepoel over Tour de France selection

Sprinter argues his case for Tour selection in the Belgian press

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Link to Reports: Patrick Lefevere trying to set up team with ‘victims’ of Jumbo-Visma merger
Patrick Lefevere could yet be working on a continuation of the Soudal Quick-Step team amid the merger situation

Reports: Patrick Lefevere trying to set up team with ‘victims’ of Jumbo-Visma merger

Soudal Quick-Step boss working on a squad to take on riders left out of super team, according to Belgian press

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Link to Patrick Lefevere says Amazon arrival raises questions over Jumbo-Visma and Soudal Quick-Step merger
Patrick Lefevere may be coming into his final months in charge of the Soudal Quick-Step team

Patrick Lefevere says Amazon arrival raises questions over Jumbo-Visma and Soudal Quick-Step merger

Soudal Quick-Step CEO says the next few days will be key for the merger, as Jumbo-Visma talk with Remco Evenepoel

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Link to Report: Jumbo-Visma and Soudal Quick-Step looking to merge teams
The merger, if a reality, could see Remco Evenepoel ride on the same team as Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič

Report: Jumbo-Visma and Soudal Quick-Step looking to merge teams

Remco Evenepoel could be teammates with Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard in 2024

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: I don’t have any answers for Remco Evenepoel’s Vuelta a España off day
The Belgian cycling media have unsurprisingly focussed on Remco Evenepoel following his Vuelta a España collapse

Patrick Lefevere: I don’t have any answers for Remco Evenepoel’s Vuelta a España off day

Soudal Quick-Step boss plays down social media insinuations following Jumbo-Visma's dominance on the Tourmalet

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: Jim Ratcliffe can’t buy the whole world
Remco Evenepoel continues to be linked with Ineos Grenadiers but the Belgian has a contract with Soudal Quickstep until 2026

Patrick Lefevere: Jim Ratcliffe can’t buy the whole world

Soudal QuickStep boss issues hands off warning to Ineos Grenadiers as speculation continues over Remco Evenepoel's future

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