Julian Alaphilippe took a crushing sprint victory on the uphill finish in Viana, after a mammoth lead-out of Remco Evenepoel in the closing kilometer of the
The rolling 207.8km day that started from Leitza – a small town located in Navarre – was animated by a breakaway who forced the peloton to work hard in order to reel them in, the last member of the four-man move being overhauled only 400 meters from the line, thanks to the huge work of the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boys.
By powering to the line and putting several bike lengths between him and his opponents, Alaphilippe became the first ever Road World Champion to nab a win at the Itzulia, a race where he has tasted success also in 2018 and 2019.
“I like racing in the Basque Country. The amazing fans and the hard course make for a great race every time, these being just some of the reasons that made me happy to return here after three years. I didn’t have the best start to the season, but I came with a lot of motivation at the start and this victory gives me a lot of satisfaction.”
“The team was incredible today, they all did a perfect job keeping me protected the entire day and chasing down the attackers. Then Remco was perfect, pushing a huge tempo in the final kilometer and leaving me ideally placed at the right moment on this technical finale. My goal here was to take a win and now that I did it, I will try to return the favour to Remco and help him in the next stages”, said Julian – the ninth different Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider to pick up a victory this season.
Photo credit: ©Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Getty Images
A nervous hilly opener in France
05/04/2022 – Race report
Julian Alaphilippe writes history at Itzulia
Race report | Tuesday 05 April 2022 – 18:56
The Frenchman became the first reigning Road World Champion to score a victory at the prestigious stage race.
Julian Alaphilippe took a crushing sprint victory on the uphill finish in Viana, after a mammoth lead-out of Remco Evenepoel in the closing kilometer of the race’s longest stage. The rainbow jersey, who returned to racing this week after a bout of illness forced him to skip Milano-Sanremo, benefited from his teammate’s stratospheric effort, waiting for the last 150 meters to kick out and produce a devastating acceleration that netted his first win of the year.
The rolling 207.8km day that started from Leitza – a small town located in Navarre – was animated by a breakaway who forced the peloton to work hard in order to reel them in, the last member of the four-man move being overhauled only 400 meters from the line, thanks to the huge work of the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boys.
By powering to the line and putting several bike lengths between him and his opponents, Alaphilippe became the first ever Road World Champion to nab a win at the Itzulia, a race where he has tasted success also in 2018 and 2019.
“I like racing in the Basque Country. The amazing fans and the hard course make for a great race every time, these being just some of the reasons that made me happy to return here after three years. I didn’t have the best start to the season, but I came with a lot of motivation at the start and this victory gives me a lot of satisfaction.”
“The team was incredible today, they all did a perfect job keeping me protected the entire day and chasing down the attackers. Then Remco was perfect, pushing a huge tempo in the final kilometer and leaving me ideally placed at the right moment on this technical finale. My goal here was to take a win and now that I did it, I will try to return the favour to Remco and help him in the next stages”, said Julian – the ninth different Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider to pick up a victory this season.
Photo credit: ©Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Getty Images
A nervous hilly opener in France
05/04/2022 – Race report
Julian Alaphilippe writes history at Itzulia
Race report | Tuesday 05 April 2022 – 18:56
The Frenchman became the first reigning Road World Champion to score a victory at the prestigious stage race.
Julian Alaphilippe took a crushing sprint victory on the uphill finish in Viana, after a mammoth lead-out of Remco Evenepoel in the closing kilometer of the race’s longest stage. The rainbow jersey, who returned to racing this week after a bout of illness forced him to skip Milano-Sanremo, benefited from his teammate’s stratospheric effort, waiting for the last 150 meters to kick out and produce a devastating acceleration that netted his first win of the year.
The rolling 207.8km day that started from Leitza – a small town located in Navarre – was animated by a breakaway who forced the peloton to work hard in order to reel them in, the last member of the four-man move being overhauled only 400 meters from the line, thanks to the huge work of the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boys.
By powering to the line and putting several bike lengths between him and his opponents, Alaphilippe became the first ever Road World Champion to nab a win at the Itzulia, a race where he has tasted success also in 2018 and 2019.
“I like racing in the Basque Country. The amazing fans and the hard course make for a great race every time, these being just some of the reasons that made me happy to return here after three years. I didn’t have the best start to the season, but I came with a lot of motivation at the start and this victory gives me a lot of satisfaction.”
“The team was incredible today, they all did a perfect job keeping me protected the entire day and chasing down the attackers. Then Remco was perfect, pushing a huge tempo in the final kilometer and leaving me ideally placed at the right moment on this technical finale. My goal here was to take a win and now that I did it, I will try to return the favour to Remco and help him in the next stages”, said Julian – the ninth different Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider to pick up a biggest events of the year, a stirring show that draws euphoric crowds in huge numbers, all wanting to see the tough, dramatic and spectacular racing De Ronde produces every time.
But Flanders isn’t an unforgettable day only for these amazing fans, but also for the riders, especially those racing it for the first time, as was the case with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Jannik Steimle, who talked about this unique experience in our latest video.
It’s more than just a race, it’s one of Belgium’s biggest events of the year, a stirring show that draws euphoric crowds in huge numbers, all wanting to see the tough, dramatic and spectacular racing De Ronde produces every time.
But Flanders isn’t an unforgettable day only for these amazing fans, but also for the riders, especially those racing it for the first time, as was the case with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Jannik Steimle, who talked about this unique experience in our latest video.
It’s more than just a race, it’s one of Belgium’s biggest events of the year, a stirring show that draws euphoric crowds in huge numbers, all wanting to see the tough, dramatic and spectacular racing De Ronde produces every time.
But Flanders isn’t an unforgettable day only for these amazing fans, but also for the riders, especially those racing it for the first time, as was the case with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Jannik Steimle, who talked about this unique experience in our latest video.
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It’s more than just a race, it’s one of Belgium’s biggest events of the year, a stirring show that draws euphoric crowds in huge numbers, all wanting to see the tough,
dramatic and spectacular racing De Ronde produces every time.
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