E3 Harelbeke: Etixx-QuickStep the strongest, the others cowards, says Lefevere

They say that there is strength in numbers but Etixx-QuickStep walked away with nothing despite having four riders into the leading group at E3 Harelbeke. The team were forced to chase after missing Michal Kwiatkowski’s attack at the top of the Karnemelkbeekstraat and, in the end, Matteo Trentin was the team’s best finisher in 12th place.

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.