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Team Picnic PostNL chief Iwan Spekenbrink responded to publications alleging a culture of fear at the Dutch cycling team. He said he saw enjoyment among the team’s 160 employees and that teamwork remained the priority, while acknowledging that one group had experienced the situation differently. The publications reportedly involved employees of a competing team through their own media.
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Publications about a culture of fear at Team Picnic PostNL appeared through NOS Sport and In De Waaier. Team manager Iwan Spekenbrink was reported to be particularly angry about the role of Thijs Zonneveld of In De Waaier.
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Picnic-PostNL commissioned Marjan Olfers, professor of Sport and Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, to lead an independent investigation into the culture within its cycling team, following reports of a culture of fear linked to manager Iwan Spekenbrink. The investigation is to begin immediately and will include interviews and surveys. Olfers said it will examine the reported culture of fear scientifically.