{"id":40264,"date":"2021-03-02T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T12:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/?p=40264"},"modified":"2021-03-02T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T12:44:30","slug":"interview-alpecin-fenix-roodhooft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/en\/pro-peloton\/interview-alpecin-fenix-roodhooft\/","title":{"rendered":"Our goals are the monuments and a Tour stage! Interview with Alpecin-Fenix team manager Philip Roodhooft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d6e74a935c3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d6e74a935c3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-1024x728.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-1024x728.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-768x546.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-1536x1092.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-2048x1456.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-135x95.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-1920x1365.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-1500x1066.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-1060x753.jpeg 1060w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-700x498.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_5-325x231.jpeg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>Photo by Jimmy Bolcina \/ Photonews<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alpecin-Fenix\u2019 team manager focuses on monuments, Tour de France, Olympic Games and road World Championships.In an interview with Alpecin Cycling, Alpecin-Fenix team manager Philip Roodhooft talks about his team&#8217;s goals for the 2021 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip Roodhooft, manager of the Alpecin-Fenix team, has his sights firmly set on monuments, the Tour de France, the Olympic Games and the road cycling World Championships. Alpecin Cycling talked to him about the 2021 season goals, about the additional wildcard for the GrandTours and his relationship with Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with his brother Christoph, Philip Roodhooft is in charge of team Alpecin-Fenix. Still a Conti team back in 2018, they are allowed to take part in all WorldTour races in 2021 due to their first place in the Europe Tour as the best ProConti team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">What are the big goals of Team Alpecin-Fenix in the 2021 season?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">On the road we will aim for the sprint classics and we will try to win a Tour de France stage. To win one would be a great success. We will furthermore aim for the Olympic Games in mountain biking with Mathieu van der Poel. And we hope that we will also be successful in the road World Championships.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">You\u2019ll certainly want to be on top of the Europe Tour again at the end of the season, too, in order to be qualified for the WorldTour races in 2022 I assume?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">Yes of course, that is like in football. If you are reigning national champion, you want to defend your title in order to play in the Champions League again the next year. The main goal, however, is to win races. The ranking, i.e., the score is composed of the race results. So that&#8217;s not really a goal for us. The only reason we wanted to win the Europe Tour last year was to have the opportunity to participate in all the races we wanted to start at. So, if we go into a bunch sprint, we want to win it and not score points with three riders in the top ten. We think about a lead-out beforehand and hope we can help our sprinter win the race.\n\nWhat do you think I would choose? On the one hand: winning a monument, a stage win in the Tour, 20th place in the team ranking; or on the other hand: tenth place in the ranking, but no big win.\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">Winning races, I guess? <\/h3><div class=\"answer\">Exactly, that&#8217;s what we race for: wins. Not to be high up in the rankings. If we do well in competitions, we automatically get the necessary points.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">But the participation in the three big national tours and the fact that Mathieu van der Poel is going to the Olympic Games and will prepare for them in May and June does not conflict with this. Isn\u2019t participating in so many races \u2013 your team sometimes rides three at a time \u2013 maybe also be a disadvantage in terms of ranking and earning points?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">But the participation in the three big national tours and the fact that Mathieu van der Poel is going to the Olympic Games and will prepare for them in May and June does not conflict with this. Isn\u2019t participating in so many races \u2013 your team sometimes rides three at a time \u2013 maybe also be a disadvantage in terms of ranking and earning points?\nNobody knows what the calendar will look like in the upcoming months. It&#8217;s very difficult to make predictions but the fact that we have a jam-packed race calendar can be a disadvantage, of course.\nIf, however, many races are cancelled, it may turn into an advantage. Ruta del Sol, Tour of Antalya and Tour of Valencia are already cancelled. Chances are, however, that we can ride some stage races \u2013 and thus have the chance to win and score points. It is certainly wrong to claim today that the packed race programme and the participation in all three big national tours are a disadvantage for us.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d6e74a945a2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d6e74a945a2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-2048x1407.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-1920x1319.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-1500x1031.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-1060x728.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-700x481.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_4-325x223.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>Photo by Stefan Rachow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">Many experts believe that Mathieu van der Poel will win Paris-Roubaix. Do you think so too? Or do you rather see him in front at the Ronde?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">We are not walking around in a candy shop where we can choose what races we want to win. We have to be realistic but if we have the chance to win one or two that would be amazing. I think it&#8217;s a little bit too much to state any preferences. Winning in cycling races is not like eating in an \u00e0 la cart restaurant. It is difficult enough to be successful, we must not get greedy \u2013 or too picky.\n\nI honestly don&#8217;t know why Mathieu would be more of a favourite in Roubaix than in Flanders. The Ronde and Amstel \u2013 both races he won \u2013 certainly are very similar. Except for the fact that there are no cobble stone passages in the Amstel race. Roubaix is all flat, that\u2019s a big difference. I think more riders have what it takes to win in Roubaix. <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">But it would be a dream come true \u2026<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">Of course, it would be very nice if Mathieu van der Poel won on the track in Roubaix. Let&#8217;s wait and see. Again, we aim for a spring classic. We hope we\u2019ll perform well. If you ask 19 world tour teams, 12 of them will say we aim for a spring classic \u2013 and certainly for a Tour de France stage, too. If not even more. But there are only 21 stages at Tour de France and already 19 WorldTeams. Some teams will win three or four stages. If you keep that in mind and take it into account, you\u2019ll know how realistic it is after all to win a Tour de France stage.\n\nI think it&#8217;s important that we spread our goals all over the year and that we stay realistic when setting our goals. We won Amstel two years ago, we won Flanders last year, but that doesn\u2019t mean we will continue to win the big classics. Deceuninck \u2013 Quick Step is a phantastic and a big team, but they haven&#8217;t won one single monument last year despite having always been successful in these races in previous years, this shows how difficult such an undertaking is.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d6e74a95565&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d6e74a95565\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39866\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-1060x707.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Interview-Alpecin-Fenix-Teamchef-Philip-Roodhooft_3-325x217.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>Photo by Pieter-Jan Vanstockstraeten \/ PhotoNews<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">Speaking of Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step. You and your brother turned down an offer from their team manager and owner Patrick Lefevere a few years ago. Why?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">We wanted to do it our own way. We took Patrick\u2019s offer as a compliment, of course. We have a good relationship. But back then we wanted to continue with our team. And time has shown that it was the right decision. Only one year later we\u2019d acquired two big sponsors: Alpecin and Fenix thanks to which we could take further steps. I think, if we\u2019d worked together with Patrick Lefevere, it would have turned out well, too. You never know what would have been, if you had done things differently.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">Would a merger between your team and Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step be a possibility when Patrick Lefevere retires at some point?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">That&#8217;s a good question, but not one we are thinking about at the moment. Thanks to the good relationship with Patrick, anything is possible. Moving forward is only possible with a good network. It all starts with people and communication.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">UCI permitted the organisers of the three big national tours award an additional wildcard respectively. Do you consider this fair with regard to your team, since worked hard to qualify for the races?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">It would have been nice if they had done it last year as well. But generally, I think it&#8217;s a good thing for cycling. The third wildcard offers the opportunity to more ProConti teams to present themselves. Especially for the respective team sponsors it is extremely important to be visible at one of the Grand Tours. \nBut I don&#8217;t hold any grudges. They simply created an extra slot. Whenever there are changes, you could complain that they are unfair to the previous participants.\n\nMy dream scenario would be three different teams \u2013 and not one team getting invited to two Grand Tours by wildcard. What should be considered for the future, though, is how to deal with ProConti teams that don&#8217;t have their team headquarters in one of the Grand Tour home countries, e.g., a British, American or Russian team. They hardly ever have the chance to get a wildcard. Maybe in the future, the awarding of an additional invitationcshould be linked to such a condition.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tl-interview interview-box\"><h3 class=\"question\">The next big Italian one-day races are coming up in March with Strade Bianche and Milan Sanremo. Are top ten finishes realistic there?<\/h3><div class=\"answer\">Yes, absolutely. If we did not believe we can finish in the top 10 there, we\u2019d better stay home. If you manage a professional cycling team and you go to a race with 22 teams in the roster and you are not able to finish in the top 10, then you might better stay home. We may fail to finish in the top 10, just like we did last year. But we have the ambition to be successful \u2013 just like in 2020 by the way. If you enter races without such ambitions, there\u2019s something really going wrong.<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alpecin-Fenix\u2019 team manager focuses on monuments, Tour de France, Olympic Games and road World Championships.In an interview with Alpecin Cycling, Alpecin-Fenix team manager Philip Roodhooft talks about his team&#8217;s goals for the 2021 season. 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