'I have balls, he doesn’t': Sam Bennett's team manager in extraordinary rant

The extraordinary outburst by Patrick Lefevre to media at the Tour de France is an escalation of the public fallout from Sam Bennett's knee injury, which ruled the defending green jersey winner out of the race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Sam Bennett's team manager has claimed the Irish cyclist lacks courage and threatened him with a 50% pay cut for the remainder of his contract.

The extraordinary outburst by Patrick Lefevre to media at the Tour de France is an escalation of the public fallout from Bennett's knee injury, which ruled the defending green jersey winner out of the race.