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'I fully understand' - Patrick Lefevere backs former protege Remco Evenepoel over decision to skip Belgian Nationals as Tour de France looms

Former team manager describes Nationals as "something of an anachronism" in weekly newspaper column

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Should cycling ban altitude training? How an obsession with peak performance is ruining racing

Spending sizeable chunks of the season at high altitude has become a staple part of professional cyclists' training regimes, especially if you're a Grand Tour contender. But is altitude training irreversibly harming both rider wellbeing and the quality of racing?

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'A dramatic game of musical chairs one month before the Tour de France' – Patrick Lefevere left puzzled by timing of major Lidl-Trek management changes

Belgian describes departure of Luca Guercilena as 'not a literal dagger in the back, but it remains cowardly' in Nieuwsblad column

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'I don't see where Van der Poel can drop Pogačar on Sunday. Or vice versa.' - Patrick Lefevere, 'Mr. Paris-Roubaix', predicts velodrome showdown between two biggest stars

Former Soudal-QuickStep boss says it will be tough for either champion to go clear

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'I deliberately got rid of my social media for two weeks' – Remco Evenepoel addresses drama of surprise Tour of Flanders debut and says he wouldn't be starting if victory wasn't possible

Belgian places himself below the favourites Pogačar, Van der Poel and Van Aert, but brims with confidence ahead of Sunday's race

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What’s behind Remco Evenepoel’s shock Tour of Flanders debut - and what it tells us about the season to come

The Belgian’s decision to make his long-awaited debut at the Monument is significant not just for his career and for Belgian cycling, but for what it means for the season as a whole

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'I told him for so many years to do it, and he didn't' – Patrick Lefevere reacts to Remco Evenepoel's Tour of Flanders debut, having failed to convince him at Soudal-QuickStep

Former team boss says star Belgian starting De Ronde is good for cycling, as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe stay cautious when explaining secrecy

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'It may well turn out that he's a one-day rider' – Former manager Patrick Lefevere questions Remco Evenepoel's racing priorities

'He should have been in San Remo and should also have ridden Flanders or E3' says former team boss

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The dust, drama, despair, and delight of Strade Bianche 2026 – Photo gallery

A selection of the best snaps from a pulsating day in the Tuscan hills

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'Why did they mess up Strade Bianche so badly?' Patrick Lefevere criticises organisers' recent route choices

Former QuickStep boss feels a golden formula has been ripped up for no good reason

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'Panic is a bad advisor' – Former team boss Patrick Lefevere urges patience as Soudal-QuickStep make rare winless start to the season

Retired longstanding manager still not fully recovered from recent illness, joins Belgian squad at UAE Tour

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'Patrick Lefevere, you're a knucklehead' - Former Grand Tour winner Chris Horner reacts in video to recent comments by former Soudal-QuickStep boss and on development of Remco Evenepoel

'You guys haven't taught him tactically how to race his bike yet' retired US pro says about apparent lack of strategy used by Evenepoel in big road races against Pogačar

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'I hate him' – Patrick Lefevere maintains grudge against Ralph Denk for pursuit of Remco Evenepoel, reveals that he contacted Juan Ayuso as possible replacement

Former Soudal-QuickStep manager says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team boss 'ignored the rules'

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'They can have more money but you can't buy the Tour' – Patrick Lefevere rates Remco Evenepoel's chances of Tour de France success at Red Bull

'He has the potential, but I think Pogačar is still out of his league at the moment'

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'Because of that pain I never want to go back' - Patrick Lefevere reveals the cause of his month long hospital stay

The Former Soudal-Quickstep boss spent most of November in a Belgian hospital being treated for multiple ailments

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Former Soudal-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere leaves hospital after over three weeks of treatment

No indication given as to exact nature of illness, but Belgian says he is 'on the right path'

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'A bit like being in Hell' – Thomas De Gendt on the tumultuous ongoing Lotto-Intermarché fusion and what team mergers mean for the rest of the peloton

In his latest column, the former Lotto racer argues that the existing team structure also has major role to play in ongoing complications

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'Made-to-order theft' – Patrick Lefevere blames organised crime gangs for bike robberies blighting peloton

Former QuickStep boss on how teams try to prevent theft, but still fall victim to robberies

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'If he can earn a few million more somewhere, he should' - Patrick Lefevere opens up about Remco Evenepoel's transfer to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

'It's like a relationship: when it's over, it's over. You just feel it' admits former Soudal team manager

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'We didn't want to go to court' – Soudal-QuickStep received 'fair amount' for Remco Evenepoel to break contract early, says CEO

Team boss Jurgen Foré finally has clarity, after 'game of musical chairs for months and years' surrounding star rider's future

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Four years of temptation and transfer talk – the saga of Remco Evenepoel's move to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

'Talk is over. A new era begins' Evenepoel confirms

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'Perhaps we're off to a legal battle or perhaps it's a storm in a teacup' – Patrick Lefevere weighs in on Remco Evenepoel transfer saga

'Leaving or staying? Honestly, I don't know' says former Soudal-QuickStep team boss

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'I had a lump in my throat' – former Soudal-QuickStep CEO Patrick Lefevere celebrates 1000th victory at Critérium du Dauphiné with Remco Evenepoel

World and Olympic Time Trial Champion dedicates knock-out TT stage win to ex-boss

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'I would not be bothered if he falls through the ice' – Lefevere offers advice for Evenepoel ahead of clash with Pogačar and Vingegaard at Dauphiné

Former team boss says Olympic champion should race the pre-Tour de France former marker as he did in 2024

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'A special guy who does it his own way' - Patrick Lefevere pays tribute to Mikel Landa after Basque breaks his back in Giro d'Italia crash

Former Giro podium finisher facing prolonged period of recovery after fracturing vertebra

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