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Lefevere plays down possible Jakobsen-Merlier sprint rivalry for Tour de France

Lefevere plays down possible Jakobsen-Merlier sprint rivalry for Tour de France


Soudal-Quickstep manager Patrick Lefevere could have another Tour de France sprinter selection problem, with two Soudal-QuickStep‘s sprinters proving to be among the top fast men so far this year. 

Fabio Jakobsen won stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico ahead of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) and a host of other big-name sprinters, showing his class. Tim Merlier won the opening stage of Paris-Nice ahead of an equally strong field, also presenting a strong case for consideration for a Tour selection.

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