"Too much partying, too much alcohol", With this statement, Patrick Lefevere criticised Julian Alaphilippe in an interview with the magazine Humo Hot. The boss of the Soudal - Quick Step team has since backtracked, but his statements also affected Marion Rousse, the partner of Julian Alaphilippe. "Julian is seriously under Marion's thumb. Maybe too much," said Lefevere in the Humo-Interview.
Marion Rousse speaks out at X
In response, Rousse, who has been dating Alaphilippe since 2020, published a statement on Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter), in which she took a clear stance. "Whatever Mr Lefevere's feelings towards me may be, it is unacceptable to attack our privacy in this way," the director of the Tour de France Femmes began.
I don't feel like going to parties either, because we prefer to be fit in the morning with a three-year-old - Marion Rousse
"So no, I don't drink alcohol, ever. I don't feel like partying either, because we prefer to be fit in the morning with a three-year-old child," continued Rousse, urging Lefevere to stop talking about her private life. "Show more respect and .... class," were the emphatic words in her statement on X.
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Alaphilippe himself will be back at the start of the Belgian classics season at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday. The Highly remunerated contract The two-time road world champion's contract with Soudal - Quick Step expires at the end of the year. It is still unclear what will happen to him after that.
