Tour of Flanders the main goal for Julian Alaphilippe's 2023 spring
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In 2020 Julian Alaphilippe eyed the cobbled classics, more specifically the Tour of Flanders. Feedback was very good, and the former World Champion is looking to make return and focus on another attempt in 2023.
In an interview with La Montagne, Alaphilippe revealed that in the spring of next season the second monument of the season will be his priority. Alaphilippe made his debut in the race in 2020, where he was in the winning move together with Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, until a crash against a motorbike saw his race and season finished.
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2021 saw him ride into 42nd place as teammate Kasper Asgreen took the win. 2022 saw the Frenchman return to his full focus of the Ardennes classics, however illnesses struck his form, and at Liège-Bastogne-Liège he suffered a crash and serious injuries which was the beginning of the end for a season to forget.
The Belgian team had several riders injured and sick throughout the spring and failed to perform in the cobbles. They are looking to recover next year into the front page, and Alaphilippe is expected to return to Flandres for more.
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UltimateOpportunist23-12-2024 - If you look at the major races they’ve both been in, van der Poel had the early edge as lately Pogacar has had the advantage. It’s all on procyclingstats.RidesHills23-12-2024
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- I wonder what would happen if Pogacar attacked on the Cipressa instead of the Poggio in San Remo? Would MvdPoel still be able to follow?Ride197423-12-2024
- Debatable?Ride197423-12-2024
- The point is obvious: MVDP can beat Tadej on CX/Road and Tadej cannot. What is so hard to understand???averagecyclist22-12-2024
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- Wouldn’t be here if I wasn’tMistermaumau22-12-2024
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- Does everything need to have a point? If so, 99% of the internet should be wiped away. In relation to recent articles with quotes from other riders, my statement points to the ever more obvious reason why they are asked to comment on the effect of his return.Mistermaumau22-12-2024