Patrick Lefevere is angry with Julian Alaphilippe again. The manager of the Soudal-Quick Step team has once again flayed the double world champion.

This time, at the dawn of the 2024 season, during which the Frenchman knows that he will not participate ‘a priori’ in the Tour de France. “I think there were too many parties and too much alcohol at his house. May be too much,” he said, before slipping: “He is seriously under Marion’s spell.”