Julian Alaphilippe The new year begins with new colors. The Frenchman ended his long career as a Soudal Quick-Step rider to join the ranks of Tudor Pro Cycling. With the Belgian team he achieved remarkable victories in both stage races and grand tours and also in one-day classics such as La Flèche Wallonnea test awarded three times (2018, 2019 and 2021).
He former road cycling champion two years in a rowwho is currently on Spanish soil competing in the training camp with his new squad, appeared today new media. His colleague Marc Hirschi also participated in the press conference and Fabian Cancellarafounder of the Swiss group.
According to Agence France-Press (AFP), Alaphilippe assured that after 11 years with the same team, This is “the right time for this great change.” In fact, he confirmed that he liked Cancellara’s project “from the first conversations” he had with them and the idea of joining them arose. “immediately”.
For him the truth of be part of a “young team, but with a lot of character and ambition” It’s all “a challenge”. Despite this, he was really “very happy” with the decision he made, since the fact that the team “know where they want to go” was what keeps you “super motivated” to face the new campaign.
Now, one of the drawbacks for Alaphilippe this year is still him his competition calendar is unknown. This is because the Tudor Pro Cycling Team, which is in the Pro Tour category (the second division of cycling), must wait for the race organizations. discuss which teams will have an invitation to be able to compete alongside the World Tour (which is guaranteed to participate in any event at the highest level).
All he knew was that his debut It is on February 16 at Figueira Champions Classicin Portugal, where he will also compete in Algarve Tour by Bike from the 19th to the 23rd of the same month. Then, from March 9 to 16, he will compete in Paris-Beautiful and from here, for now, all mysteries. “I hope we can compete in all the races we dream of running,” Alaphilippe said he was optimistic and declared that His dream is to go to the Tour de France though “still far away.”
Now, but, it is focused on “recovering the best possible level” to improve the results of the previous season where He can only get 3 wins: stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia, stage 3 of the Tour de Slovaquie and stage 4 of the Czech Tour.
About living together with Marc Hirschi (new addition from UAE Team Emirates), said the Frenchman between them “there shall be no conflict” despite being two cyclists with similar characteristics. Alaphilippe maintains that, despite his “character of the leader and attacker”, that “will never change”, he is always happy to lend a hand to his colleagues and “I’m happy to see Marc achieve his goals”.
Source: La Verdad
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