Lefevere hits back at UCI amid Evenepoel video investigation

Grote Prijs Vermarc Sport 2020 - Rotselaar - 05/07/2020 - Patrick Lefevere (BEL - CEO - Deceuninck - Quick Step) - photo Tim van Wichelen/CV/BettiniPhoto©2020
Deceuninck-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere at the GP Vermarc Sport in July (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Deceuninck-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere has hit back against the UCI, hours after the sport's governing body instructed the Cycling Anti-Doping Federation (CADF) to investigate a video showing the team's directeur sportif, Davide Bramati, removing an item from Remco Evenepoel's jersey pocket after his crash at Il Lombardia.

The video, circulated on Twitter this week, prompted UCI president David Lappartient to ask the CADF to investigate. The investigation will also look at whether the team transmitted "forbidden data" during the race after Bramati said he knew about the crash before arriving at the scene because Evenepoel's "data had stopped".

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Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

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