It is huge!
A year after his title at Imola, Julian Alaphilippe handed it over to Louvain, completely stifling the competition.
After several attacks, the Frenchman finished solo with nearly thirty seconds ahead of the Dutchman Van Baarle and the Dane Michael Valgren.
He is the first French rider to be crowned world champion twice in a row.
In a mad race, 180 kilometers from the finish, it was the Franco-Belgian duo Remco Evenepoel and Benoît Cosnefroy who launched the first real hostility, making the first break.
In the process, Valentin Madouas also found himself at the front, allowing Julian Alaphilippe to stay warm in the peloton.
And it is about 50 kilometers from the arrival of Alaphilippe launched his first attack, in a difficult paved portion.
After having attacked four times in a row 20 miles from the finish, the Frenchman, with fiery legs, finally managed to let go of everyone, a bit like at Imola last year, during his first championship title. world.
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