Julian Alaphilippe

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Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl set to leave out the two-time world champion

Fabio Jakobsen selected as team's sprinter for the race which begins on Friday in Copenhagen

Julian Alaphilippe will return to competition at the French Championships road race on Sunday, say his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team. The road race world champion suffered a collapsed lung, two broken ribs and a broken scapula in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic in April. The Frenchman, who turned 30 on 11...

Julian Alaphilippe will return to competition at the French Championships road race on Sunday, two months after a crash left him with a collapsed lung, broken ribs and a broken shoulder blade, his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team said.World champion Alaphilippe suffered the injuries at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument classic after being caught up in a huge pile-up and falling into a ditch.Alaphilippe’s team mate Remco Evenepoel will headline the QuickStep contingent at the Belgian Championships this weekend.The 30-year-old Frenchman returned to training on the road last month and said at the time he hoped to participate at the Tour de France, which begins on 1 July in Copenhagen.Reuters Read More Rob Gronkowski: Four-time Super Bowl winner announces NFL retirement for second timeGeraint Thomas becomes first British cyclist to win Tour de SuisseTour de France fears sparked by Covid outbreak at Swiss warm-up race

World champion back in action at national championships after Liege crash

The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider is with his team training in Sierra Nevada as he suggests returning for the Tour de France is still possible

World champion joins QuickStep teammates in Sierra Nevada

World champion Julian Alaphilippe has returned to light training after being hospitalised following a crash during the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race. The 29-year-old Frenchman hit a tree and suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung. Alaphilippe's Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team said the collapsed lung he had suffered...

World champion Julian Alaphilippe remains in hospital after hitting a tree during Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race. The 29-year-old Frenchman suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung. A huge crash brought down many riders 62km from the finish, with Alaphilippe landing in a ditch. His Quick-Step Alpha...

World champion Julian Alaphilippe suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung after hitting a tree during Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race. The 29-year-old Frenchman's condition is stable, but he has been kept in hospital for observation, said his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team. A huge crash brought down...

(CNN) — World champion Julian Alaphilippe sustained multiple injuries after hitting a tree at high speed during Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège -- one of cycling's most prestigious one-day races. In the crash, Alaphilippe "suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a hemo pneumothorax [collapsed lung]," according to a...