'Too stupid for words' – Remco Evenepoel to Ineos rumours shut down by Patrick Lefevere after media storm

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss Patrick Lefevere has shut down rumours linking world champion Remco Evenepoel to Ineos Grenadiers as “too stupid for words.” The cycling transfer rumour mill was sent spiralling on Wednesday when Lefevere said that Dave Brailsford had sent him a text, saying to let Ineos know if they wanted to sell Evenepoel. Ad This came on the back of reports saying that Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe is desperate to win the Tour de France and sees Evenepoel as the key to recapturing the Grand Tour.

World Championships‘I definitely regret it’ – Van der Poel says he ‘should have acted differently’ after arrestYESTERDAY AT 13:29 But Lefevere has shut that down, telling Het Nieuwsblad «It's too stupid for words. Remco himself told me on the phone that I shouldn't believe it, »Everything is for sale but give me a reason why our boss [Zdenek Bakkala] would sell his team to another billionaire? That will not happen.

0.00%." Lefevere also said that he had received an avalanche of messages after his comments on Wednesday, adding that he felt the story had grown out of control. «This ghost story of that message apparently started to spread and almost the whole world has tried to call me,» he said.

«There will be a lot of discussion in the cafe and maybe five more newspapers will be sold, but all because of a message. I get so many of those messages from my colleagues.

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