Deceuninck-QuickStep manager makes light of domestic abuse in Bennett jibe
31-Jul-2021 14:47:36 | The Guardian
- Lefevere: Bennett like ‘women who return home after abuse’
- Rider set to re-sign for Bora-Hansgrohe two years after leaving
Deceuninck-QuickStep general manager Patrick Lefevere has likened Sam Bennett to “women who return home after domestic abuse” as the Irish sprinter prepares to depart the Belgian outfit for his old team, Bora-Hansgrohe.
The highly insensitive comments were made in Lefevere’s weekly column for Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad and come after Bennett, who won the points classification at the 2020 Tour de France during his first season with Deceuninck-QuickStep, was unable to defend that green jersey due to a knee injury.
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