Lefevere bites back after Jakobsen settles Cavendish Tour de France debate

Patrick Lefevere at the Tour de France
Patrick Lefevere at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

It's fair to say that Patrick Lefevere was not the most popular man on social media at the start of this week. It's also fair to say he doesn't really care about that. And yet, there was a sense of vindication on Nyborg on Saturday afternoon. 

Fabio Jakobsen won stage 2 of the Tour de France and, in doing so, quelled any doubt over the wisdom of the QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl manager's team selection. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.