“Shabby, pitiful”: behind the Madiot – Plugge clash, a power struggle in cycling

2023-07-22 22:00:41

Between the Groupama-FDJ and Jumbo-Visma teams, we are not about to enjoy a good beer between opponents. And the pass of arms between the bosses of the two formations will leave traces. Friday evening in an interview with L’Équipe, Richard Plugge, the boss of Jonas Vingegaard, had seen fit to send a stray bullet to the French formation: “We also look around us at what others are doing. For example, we were with a team at our hotel during the rest day. We saw runners drinking large beers. Alcohol is poison, and especially when you are already tired, you will be even more so (…) Because that also explains part of the differences, not only in our favour, but against others. »