Philippe Gilbert offered Lotto Soudal manager role but turned it down

The Belgian team's previous boss resigned last month

Philippe Gilbert smiling at Grand Prix de Wallonie 2022
(Image credit: Getty Images)

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Philippe Gilbert has revealed that he was offered the role of team manager by Lotto Soudal, but chose to turn it down. 

“There’s a rumour that’s going around the cycling world that I’ll be the new manager of Lotto Soudal,” said the 40-year-old, who retired on Sunday at Paris-Tours.

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Tom Davidson