
Patrick Lefevere and the Soudal-QuickStep team doctor Toon Cruyt have pushed back at criticism and conspiracy theories about the decision to pull Remco Evenepoel from the Giro d'Italia after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Lefevere also played down calls for Evenepoel to ride the Tour de France for experience, describing them as 'bullshit' and indicating the Vuelta a España is a more likely option.