The World Champion is back in action! @alafpolak1 will lead Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl at the @tourdewallonie, the hard five-day race starting this weekend: quickstep-alphavinylteam.com/en/news/5645/q… Photo: @BeelWout
Alaphilippe back to racing as he leads strong Quick-Step lineup at Tour de Wallonie
CyclingFriday, 22 July 2022 at 10:00
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team have announced their lineup for the upcoming Tour de Wallonie, with a strong team that includes World champion Julian Alaphilippe and Davide Ballerini with the goal of hunting stage wins.
Wilfried Peeters, who will be guiding the Belgian team on home roads this week, has said: “...We are happy to have Julian here, as he’ll ease back into competition and prepare the second part of the season. He can fight for a stage win, as he will have support from many strong and motivated guys. Concerning the general classification, we’ll see how far he can get there, but our main goal here is to get a victory."
The World champion will have the company of Ilan van Wilder as another GC options aswell as a good card for the hilly stages, whilst Davide Ballerini will be eyeing the sprints after a complicated season where he is yet to win.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team for Tour de Wallonie: Julian Alaphilippe, Davide Ballerini, Tim Declercq, Dries Devenyns, Iljo Keisse, Stijn Steels and Ilan van Wilder.
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