Alaphilipe found a nest for the next few years, let is see if he honors that choice with good wins. The art of being first when you are strong to be depends often in how much a good team get you to the place where you can make a difference.
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Alaphillipe > Kwaitkowski? 
Alaphillipe can do a lot of the same things such a great prologues/short TT's, hills, walls, reduced sprints and now even MTFs. We only need to see him on the cobbles.
Alaphillipe can do a lot of the same things such a great prologues/short TT's, hills, walls, reduced sprints and now even MTFs. We only need to see him on the cobbles.
Will have surpassed Kwiat by the end of the year. New Valverde? Certainly looks like the type of rider.
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Requesting thread title change to "Julian Alaphilippe, future winner of everything"
Vino attacks everyone said:Great riding. Future winner of everything, for sure
Requesting thread title change to "Julian Alaphilippe, future winner of everything"
Yep. First I thought he was a versatile sprinter like Mezgec or Matthews. After the Ardennes classics, I had to upgrade him to a Rebellin/Gilbert-ish puncheur type. Now he is getting closer to become the next Valverde.
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Depends. There is one question we need to ask him before we know that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH64dlgyydM
SeriousSam said:
Depends. There is one question we need to ask him before we know that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH64dlgyydM
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Didn't Brailsford say he wants to win the Tour with a French guy? Under the tutelage of Kerrison, Julian could make some waves.
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oh I've never seen real Piti, thanks for the picGuyIncognito said:SeriousSam said:
Depends. There is one question we need to ask him before we know that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH64dlgyydM
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It turns out this is a year full of surprises. Young guys, new generation on the rise. And Valverde.
GuyIncognito said:
It turns out this is a year full of surprises. Young guys, new generation on the rise. And Valverde.
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He gone from a top class U23 cyclocrosser:
To nearly winning the GC at the AToC:
This win must have been fuelled from that.Akuryo said:SeriousSam said:
Gladly he extended with Quickstep a few weeks ago.
He gone from a top class U23 cyclocrosser:
To nearly winning the GC at the AToC:
One would have thought the Frenchie would step back a bit after signing a new contract, but no....
Destined for TdF no doubt.
Destined for TdF no doubt.
I donot think he is a GC contender. Essentially its only one stage of the TOC which equates to a one day race like LBL as well albeit a little mountainous
That said, it shouldn't be the biggest surprise that he can actually climb well (it's just that he had never done it before). He showed in the classics that he has a very good engine and he is only 61 kg (same as Henao), so it's quite logical that the guy can climb.
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