Lefevere-Alaphilippe, episode 3. In 2022, Patrick Lefevere said in The Last Hour:
“Julian has a champion's salary but he must confirm that he is still one.”
In 2023, he squeaked in Sportza:
“I understand his illnesses and his falls, but you cannot continue to hide behind that.
His wife and his manager were there.
I told him I wasn’t happy at all.”
This time, at the dawn of the 2024 season, during which the Frenchman knows that he will not participate
“a priori”
(according to the boss of the Soudal-Quick Step team) in the Tour de France, Patrick Lefevere is angry with Julian Alaphilippe again.
In the columns of the newspaper Humo, he said:
“Julian is a good guy.
But after signing his mega contract, we didn't see him anymore.
As you get older, you have to take care of yourself more, train harder.
I think there were too many parties and too much alcohol at his house.”
Before slipping:
“He is seriously under Marion’s spell.
May be too much."
After starting the season in Australia (6th in the general classification of the Santos Tour Down Under), Julian Alaphilippe (2 victories in 2023; 3 in 2022; 4 in 2021) will launch his European season this Saturday on the Het Nieuwsblad circuit, in Belgium.