By @pmpalermo
On the eve of the Tour of Flanders, one of the most requested voices is that of Patrick Lefevere, QuickStep skipper. The reason? The difficult classic campaign of her squad, usually the great cheerleader on the stones and today far in all definitions.
“We went with the same line-up that won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke, Ronde van Vlaanderen and Flèche Wallone two years ago. He won ”, highlighted the Belgian in Sporza. “I don’t see much difference. Yes, we’ve taken a few hits this year, but we’re not dead yet,” he added.
Inevitably, he was consulted by Jumbo Visma, a squad that won all the pavé events this season. “I refuse to believe that those ‘yellows’ are stronger than our running backs,” he said. “That may be in our head now, but if you feel beaten before running then you better stay home playing cards,” he completed.
The truth is that, no matter how contemptuous he is with his rivals or how much he trusts his riders, Jumbo is one step above today. Only Lampaert had a podium finish at the recent Classic Brugge-De Panne, but that’s it. The wolf pack has been anonymous in the classics and De Ronde is not an easy scenario to change that. Will be able?
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Paul Palermo
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