Former Soudal-QuickStep CEO Patrick Lefevere was taken to hospital on Wednesday night after falling in poor health whereas having dinner at a restaurant.
The 70-year-old, who ran the QuickStep crew from its basis in 2003 till the top of final season, was taken to Gent University Hospital the place he spent the evening, in keeping with a report by La Derniere Heure.
Lefevere, who not too long ago attended Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with Soudal-QuickStep, remained aware through the incident and was taken to the hospital’s intensive care unit.
No additional data was given on Lefevere’s situation. La Derniere Heure reported that he “felt drained this morning” and can bear additional examinations on Thursday to find out the character of his sickness.
On Thursday morning, Het Nieuwsblad reported that Lefevere has now been taken house having presumably suffered from a drop in blood strain.
Lefevere stepped down from his crew supervisor position at QuickStep final December, ending a five-decade profession in biking that started as knowledgeable racer within the late Seventies. Following a brief racing profession that noticed him win Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and a stage of the Vuelta a España, he turned to a brand new position as a directeur sportif with groups together with Lotto, TVM, MG-GB, and Mapei.
He grew to become supervisor at Mapei in 1999 and continued within the position when QuickStep was fashioned in 2003. Lefevere was a driving pressure behind the crew, which has typically been essentially the most profitable within the sport over time.
After leaving his position at QuickStep, he was succeeded by Jurgen Foré, a accomplice at consulting agency Deloitte and the son of 1963 Tour of Flanders winner Noël Foré.
