BELFORT, France : The Groupama-FDJ team hit out at Jonas Vingegaard's Jumbo-Visma team manager Richard Plugge after the Dutchman claimed that riders from the French outfit drank 'large beers' during Monday's rest day at the Tour de France.Defending champion Vingegaard's performances have come under tight
BELFORT, France : The Groupama-FDJ team hit out at Jonas Vingegaard's Jumbo-Visma team manager Richard Plugge after the Dutchman claimed that riders from the French outfit drank"large beers" during Monday's rest day at the Tour de France.
Defending champion Vingegaard's performances have come under tight scrutiny after the Dane pulverised his rivals in Tuesday's individual time trial to strengthen his overall lead. Plugge told L'Equipe that Vingegaard and his team's success was due to an extreme attention to 'details', saying none of the riders drank alcohol.
"We were with a French team at our hotel during the rest day. We could see riders drink large beers... Alcohol is poison and when you're tired it makes you more tired," Plugge said."Who does he think he is? Frankly, it's an exceptionally vile attack on his part... Let him keep his mouth shut! I don't intend to see him, I don't care about him. I'm not going to go and see him. I'm angry, it's pathetic," the Groupama-FDJ team manager Marc Madiot said.
"Everyone orders the drink they want, and the guys are so tired this year that they're not fooling around," adding none of the riders had drunk alcohol on Monday.
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