Julian Alaphilippe

Mathieu van der Poel has left the Tour de Suisse ahead of stage 6 on Friday due to a mild cold. The Dutchman romped to two stage wins and spent a day in yellow at the eight-day Swiss race, showing that he hadn’t lost anything during a stint away from his road bike.

The men’s French Olympic squad is facing a crisis, as both of their chosen leaders have announced they will not be competing in Tokyo this summer. Last month, reigning world champion Julian Alaphilippe announced that he would not be racing in the Olympic road race around Mount Fuji on July 24, despite being among the favourites to win gold on a tough climbing course.

Julian Alaphilippe returns to action at Tour de Suisse. World champion Julian Alaphilippe will return from a six-week break from racing to head up Deceuninck-Quick-Step at the Tour de Suisse, starting Sunday. “The Tour de Suisse is one of the best and hardest week-long stage races, and this year is...

PARIS -- World champion cyclist Julian Alaphilippe has decided to skip the Tokyo Olympics, where he was expected to be a medal contender in the road race. The French rider said Friday it was a personal choice reached in agreement with the national team. Alaphilippe is due to become a...

Julian Alaphilippe has ruled himself out of being selected for France’s Tokyo Olympics squad this summer. The world champion says he will not race the Mount Fuji course for the men’s road race, and that he had to make the difficult decision between multiple end-of-season objectives. “After having thought for...

Tadej Pogačar nabbed victory from Julian Alaphilippe in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. The Tour de France champion came around the world champion in the final meters after a group of five had gone into the final sprint together. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) placed third. The fivesome had gone clear after a searing...

Pogacar lands maiden monument of his career in Liège. Vollering wins women's race; Van Vleuten is second. Tadej Pogacar made another piece of history on Sunday when the 22-year-old became the first reigning Tour de France champion to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège since Bernard Hinault did so back in 1980. Pogacar won...

Tadej Pogačar pipped Julian Alaphilippe on the line to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021 after a group of five had gone clear on the final climb of the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, the Tour de France champion beating the world champion in the sprint finish. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) had led out in...

“No, no, no,” says Julian Alaphilippe when the world champion is asked if he was surprised by Tadej Pogačar’s sprint at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. “I think it was smart to stay behind, it was a perfect moment to launch the sprint for him. “He came with more speed, more power. It’s a...

Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Julian Alaphilippe on the threat of Primož Roglič and his admiration of Alejandro Valverde. Julian Alaphilippe will be hoping dreams do come true this weekend. Hot off the back of victory at La Flèche Wallonne this week, the world champ heads to Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the centerpiece of his spring...

The last time Julian Alaphilippe held court with the media in person, without Covid restrictions or via a webcam, was in January last year – a lifetime ago. He was buoyant, chatting about the collection of toy lions from the Tour de France he’d picked up and distributed amongst colleagues and friends, providing self-deprecating replies to questions probing whether he truly believed he could have taken the yellow jersey to Paris that year. Alaphilippe’s 2019 was a season that most riders could hardly dream of, and the Deceuninck – Quick-Step man was pretty sure it would be impossible for 2020 to be better.

Ineos Grenadiers' Tom Pidcock finished sixth in La Fleche Wallonne as world champion Julian Alaphilippe won. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider powered past Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic on the Belgian one-day race's famous climb up Mur de Huy to the finish. Pidcock was a race favourite after just missing out at Amstel...

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) countered a fearsome surge from Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) on the Mur de Huy to win Flèche Wallonne. Roglič jumped with about 350m to go on the famous wall, and quickly opened a gap. Five-time winner Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Alaphilippe chased, and Roglič ran out of gas in the final 100m and opened the door for the world champion. Valverde crossed the line third.

Julian Alaphilippe said that “this one really feels good” after taking his third victory at La Flèche Wallonne ahead of Slovenian star Primož Roglič atop of the Mur de Huy. Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) was hardly seen throughout the race until the build-up to the final climb where he was...

Pogacar lands maiden monument of his career in Liège. Vollering wins women's race; Van Vleuten is second. Tadej Pogacar made another piece of history on Sunday when the 22-year-old became the first reigning Tour de France champion to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège since Bernard Hinault did so back in 1980. Six hours...

Wednesday April 21 — Charleroi to Mur de Huy, 193.6km. Rainbows were on show above the small town of Huy in the Walloon region of Belgium on Wednesday and it was world champions Julian Alaphilippe and Anna van der Breggen who struck gold by winning the men's and women's editions of the hilly Flèche Wallonne classic.