Dekker "totally laid back"

Erik Dekker (Rabobank) at Paris-Nice this year

Erik Dekker (Rabobank) at Paris-Nice this year (Image credit: Hedwig Kröner)

Rookie directeur sportif Erik Dekker is enjoying his new occupation. After several months of rehabilitation following his bad crash in the beginning of the Tour de France this year, where he suffered injuries to his face and lost several teeth, the former Rabobank rider is working again - but instead of wearing cycling gear, he manages the riders from the driver's seat of the Rabobank race car.