The rainbow of Imola
A start 12 km from the finish in the last difficulty, the ascent of Gallisterna (2.7 km at 6.4%) to conclude the work of a united team of France.
Believe it 15 '' in advance.
Hold, then increase its lead by taking advantage of the marking operated by the royal quintet (Wout Van Aert, marc Hirschi, Michal Kwiatkowski, Jokob Fuglsang, Primoz Roglic) and savor on the autodrome Enzo and Dino Ferrari, Julian Alaphilippe could, Sunday, savor and succeed, as Laurent Brochard had announced to him one day, to the Sarthois, the last French crowned world champion.
It was in 1997… Julian Alaphilippe (28 years old) is registered as the 9th blue-white-red world champion.
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The perfect shot at Sanremo
Milan-Sanremo is a singular race.
The longest on the calendar which offers a clear scenario: a long parade at a slow pace before a frenzied end of the race.
The electric Julian Alaphilippe signed a resounding success there in 2019. The Frenchman carried the bulky favorite sign, launched his Deceuninck-Quick-Step teammates in the Poggio before breaking away.
The movement operates the selection but 6 riders, including Peter Sagan, manage to switch with him.
The dive towards San Remo is suffocating, stressful but master of his nerves, the Frenchman wins in the sprint (he will finish 2nd in 2020).
The attack on Epernay
Le Tour 2019, after celebrating Eddy Merckx, and praising the merits of the attack leaves Belgium.
The 3rd stage arrives at Epernay.
Julian Alaphilippe knows the final by heart.
The Auvergnat takes advantage of the series of climbs in the Champagne vineyards, a route cut out for a puncheur, to take off in the Côte de Mutigny (16 kilometers from the finish).
He swallowed the Belgian Tim Wellens, the last survivor of the morning breakaway, and rushed to the ground towards victory alone and his first yellow jersey.
He will lose it at La Planche des Belles Filles (6th stage), will take it up again in Saint-Etienne (8th stage) with the help of Thibaut Pinot, during a Tour long marked by their entrepreneurial spirit.
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The time
trial
of the rocket man in Pau
The 2019 Tour celebrates in Pau (13th stage), the 100 years of the Yellow Jersey with a time trial (27.2 km, around Pau).
Julian Alaphilippe makes exercise a one man show (14 seconds ahead of Geraint Thomas).
It strengthens its position at the top of the general classification by dominating all its rivals.
He signs his third success in a time trial (the first for a Frenchman on the Tour since Jean-François Bernard in Dijon in 1987, the first for a French yellow jersey since Laurent Fignon in 1984 in Villefranche-en-Beaujolais).
The first Flèche
Cut out for the Ardennes classics, Julian Alaphilippe has long won places of honor (2nd in La Flèche Wallonne in 2015 and 2016, 2nd in Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2015).
La Flèche Wallonnne 2018 is his first resounding victory.
At the top of the Mur de Huy, the Frenchman is ahead of Alejandro Valverde.
After having collected the places of honor and having thought to be a few moments ahead of Vincenzo Nibali, he could savor: "I worked hard to fill what I lacked."
The counter is unlocked.
Auvergnat stands out as a true bouquets hunter.
A perfect scorer (La Clasica San Sebastian 2018, La Flèche Wallonne 2019 and the Strade Bianche 2019 are also on his list).
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