FDJ-Suez sports director, Stephen Delcourt, violently attacked Jos Van Emden, the sports director of La Visma-Lease A Bike, by calling him “stupid” after his declarations on the fall of half a vollering during the 3rd stage of the Tour de France female.
The tension rises behind the scenes of Tour de France female. Since the heavy fall of half vollering When the 3rd stage arrived, the declarations by media interposed between, Stephen Delcourt, sports director of FDJ-Suez, And Jos Van Emden, sports director of Visma-Lease in Bike, do not stop. The Frenchman had denounced “Lack of respect in the peloton“And pointed out dangerous behaviors. Words that made Dutch leak, which did not hesitate to qualify it”ridicule“.
“Admittedly, it is the best runner, but that does not mean that everyone has to fade in front of her. And Delcourt who says that human lives are endangered, it is simply false. It is not reality. If you think that, you may have to get into another sport,” said Van Emden.
“I think he is a stupid man”
Stephen Delcourt was quick to reply this Wednesday, on the sidelines of the 5th step. If he keeps his words about the lack of respect in the peloton, he did not chew his words towards Jos Van Emden. “When I talked about a lack of respect, I was not only referring to the accident. This is like that since the start of the season. This is not the first time that Van Emden has had this kind of words. For him, all that is only a game. I think he is a stupid man,” he said to the Belgian media, Sporza.
A statement that puts oil back on fire and relaunches a media show between the two sports directors while the race is still long. Despite his fall, Demi full ring It remains fully engaged in the battle for the general classification, attests to its second place on the 5th stage today. What promise an end of Tour de France Electric, as much on the road as behind the scenes of this large loop.