Cyclist Alaphilippe lost his triumph in Liege due to an untimely celebration
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The recent world champion Alaphilippe did best among the finishing cyclists in the final spurt in Liège, Switzerland. But a few meters before the finish line, he felt he had victory in his pocket and raised his hands above his head in a traditional gesture.
However, a few centimeters before the end, the Slovenian racer Roglič overtook him in that. However, this did not end the catastrophic development of events for Alaphilippus. The Frenchman eventually lost second place. The jury pushed him from the fifth place due to the fact that he limited the Swiss Marc Hirschi and the Slovenian Tour winner Tadeje Pogačar in the spurt.
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Roglic snatches win as Alaphilippe celebrates too early – and then gets relegated to fifth (+ video) https://t.co/fKEQhIqi6s pic.twitter.com/SjGJqC75pe
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“The intention was clear in his actions,” said Frenchman Sir Bradley Wiggins, the Frenchman’s behavior in the finish line. “Then it came back to him when he forgot the right side, which he blocked,” the 2012 Tour winner continued.
“It just shows that you can be a world champion, but you should never underestimate your opponents. Especially someone who almost won the Tour de France, “Wiggins added for Eurosport.
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