Soudal-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere tried to put the fracas around his criticism of his rider Julian Alaphilippe to bed at the pre-Opening Weekend press conference with a non-apology, but the polemics have continued, with Geraint Thomas weighing in during his podcast this week.
Lefevere made cringe-worthy accusations that the Frenchman's lack of performance was because he partied too much. He also tried to pin the blame on Alaphilippe's partner Marion Rousse, who was not amused and laid into Lefevere in a social media post.
