“Is this news? These are bad times for news, right?” laughs Patrick Lefever.
Over the past three years, Deceuninck has jumped from one victory to another at Lefevere stable, but this summer it was announced that the project would be completed at the end of this year.
So, is Dekunin’s move no surprise? “On the one hand, yes,” Lefevere says. He explained, “We did not want – on our part – to extend the cooperation. We have been working on a project for five years.”
“Dekoninck came at a good time at the time, just when we were struggling. They were a helping hand, but they got a lot in return. But they didn’t want to sign for five years yet.”
So they did it on Alpecin-Fenix for four years. “It’s not much of a difference, is it. Does that give you bad taste? No, the contract has a certain duration, if I’m not mistaken.”
“When that term ends and if two parties decide not to continue together, everyone is free to do whatever they want. I have no problem with that and wouldn’t know why I should blame anyone.”
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