Sergeant downplays talk of strife within the team

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) remains atop the points classification.

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) remains atop the points classification. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Philippe Gilbert and his manager Marc Sergeant have played down talk of discontent within the Omega Pharma-Lotto team at the Tour de France after Jurgen Van Den Broeck and André Greipel had both publicly voiced negative opinions.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.