The cyclist originally from Montluçon in the Allier Julian Alaphilippe competed in the final sprint of the French road cycling championship on Sunday 23 August but the title was won by Arnaud Démarre.
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By placing himself in the leading group with Arnaud Démare and Bryan Coquard, the cyclist Julian Alaphilippe who has family ties in Montluçon in the Allier had taken a serious option on victory 3 kilometers from the end of the 2020 edition. of the French elite men’s championship run at Grand-Champ in Morbihan on Sunday 23 August.
Julian Alaphilippe broke away from the leading group by attacking on the last hill. A first sprint which announced another in the last straight line before the finish line. But he had a hard time facing two sprinters who fully intended to use their luck. Arnaud Démare wins his third national title.
“We did our best, Florian was able to slip into the final sprint and he was very important for me before attacking in the last kilometers. I had nothing to lose, on a circuit like this where the day went relatively well without much difficulty apart from the kilometers that followed I could not do anything more. Now we will have to recover from today. I think I have recovered well from the Dauphiné which was trying. We will soon be at the Tour!“declared Julian Alaphilippe at the microphone of FranceTélévisions.
A few days before the start of the Tour de France which will leave from Nice, Romain Bardet, who is making his last season with AG2R-La Mondiale, has also distinguished himself on Breton soil, present in a quickly aborted breakaway about fifteen kilometers from the arrival. He finished 10th in this French championship.
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