Teams & Riders Julian Alaphilippe Discussion Thread

[Dedelou]

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.

 

[GuyIncognito]

The french Zakarin has arrived

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Great riding. Future winner of everything, for sure

 

[Velolover2]

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.

 

[Bushman]

Will have surpassed Kwiat by the end of the year. New Valverde? Certainly looks like the type of rider.

 

[Vino's Mum]

Re:

Great riding. Future winner of everything, for sure

Requesting thread title change to "Julian Alaphilippe, future winner of everything"

 

[ILovecycling]

STUNNER!Congrats!Hopefuly he won't overrace himself

 

[SeriousSam]

Only 10 seconds off the Horner/levi ascent of Mt Baldy.

Could be the next Valverde.

 

[Velolover2]

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.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Only 10 seconds off the Horner/levi ascent of Mt Baldy.

Could be the next Valverde.

Depends. There is one question we need to ask him before we know that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH64dlgyydM

 

[classicomano]

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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.

Hes the next Lance Armstrong, obviously.

 

[Velolover2]

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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.

Hes the next Lance Armstrong, obviously.

We have to wait for the Tour 2016 to see that.

 

[SeriousSam]

Didn't Brailsford say he wants to win the Tour with a French guy? Under the tutelage of Kerrison, Julian could make some waves.

 

[ILovecycling]

Re: Re:

Only 10 seconds off the Horner/levi ascent of Mt Baldy.

Could be the next Valverde.

Depends. There is one question we need to ask him before we know that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH64dlgyydM

oh I've never seen real Piti, thanks for the pic

 

[Bushman]

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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.

This guy riding for Sky would be such a sad sight.

 

[Rollthedice]

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The french Zakarin has arrived

It turns out this is a year full of surprises. Young guys, new generation on the rise. And Valverde.

 

[Akuryo]

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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.

Gladly he extended with Quickstep a few weeks ago.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

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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.

Gladly he extended with Quickstep a few weeks ago.

This win must have been fuelled from that.

He gone from a top class U23 cyclocrosser:

To nearly winning the GC at the AToC:

 

[Dazed and Confused]

One would have thought the Frenchie would step back a bit after signing a new contract, but no....

Destined for TdF no doubt.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What a freak this guy is.

 

[SkyTears]

Valverde is a kid compared to the new coming of Merckx

 

[IndianCyclist]

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

 

[Bushman]

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.

 

[SeriousSam]

Didn't realise he was this light. That does take some of the mystery out of it.

 

[jens_attacks]

yep he will be bigger than valverde i think
just not move in monaco and party all night