Teams & Riders Julian Alaphilippe Discussion Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Good Dauphine for him and a 6th place in the final GC.

Strong race for him, he has a very bright future in GC riding.

 

[This Charming Man]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Real deal, will be a champion!

 

[Pantani_lives]

Is he going to the Tour for a stage win, or is he also thinking of a possible white jersey?

 

[Ramon Koran]

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Is he going to the Tour for a stage win, or is he also thinking of a possible white jersey?

He should be aiming for stage wins, I think he will struggle over three weeks in the mountains against Yates and bargueil white Jersey seems unlikely.

 

[PremierAndrew]

No way he can compete with Barguil and Yates in the high mountains. Even yesterday he got dropped by the Yates group and was saved by the descent and Yates' seemingly poor tactics (he didn't go for it on the final climb for some reason). He'll be a monster in the classics, but not convinced by his climbing for anything more than week long races which don't have as much climbing (could win a couple of editions of Paris Nice possibly)

 

[Tonton]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Julian was really strong today, what a rider. Too bad he had no team around him, just one guy (Bouet). He's amazing.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Julian was really strong today, what a rider. Too bad he had no team around him, just one guy (Bouet). He's amazing.

Bouet was remarkable. Bridged on his own, then stretched the group before leaving it to Alaphilippe to finish off.
Too bad everybody saw in Alaphilippe the biggest threat.

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Julian was really strong today, what a rider. Too bad he had no team around him, just one guy (Bouet). He's amazing.

It was pretty impressive stuff. Same goes for Gallopin re: contesting the French championship with virtually no teammates.

 

[mr. tibbs]

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No way he can compete with Barguil and Yates in the high mountains. Even yesterday he got dropped by the Yates group and was saved by the descent and Yates' seemingly poor tactics (he didn't go for it on the final climb for some reason). He'll be a monster in the classics, but not convinced by his climbing for anything more than week long races which don't have as much climbing (could win a couple of editions of Paris Nice possibly)

This is probably accurate, and his biggest opportunities will likely come in the classics, but it's good to see him in white for now.

 

[TMP402]

 

[Red Rick]

Is that real?

That's insane.

 

[staubsauger]

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What the ***!? :surprised:

 

[Tonton]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Yikes. Is he OK?

 

[staubsauger]

He looked a bit tuckered out when he finished I guess that's why!

 

[TMP402]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Yikes. Is he OK?

https://twitter.com/alafpolak/status/754041641804111872

 

[Tonton]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Yikes. Is he OK?

https://twitter.com/alafpolak/status/754041641804111872

Thanks. Man, he looked like Spiderman .

 

[Alexandre B.]

He was one of the three strongest here but his lecture of the race was wrong.

To be medalist here, you had to read the race well. To make the moves or follow them.

 

[yaco]

A super-talented rider who needs to develop more race-craft - He could be anything.

 

[Climeon]

Re: Julian Alaphilippe

Anyone know what happened on the descent? Before the Nibali, Heneo went down he'd got a little got on the rest and was gaining fast, then next time I saw him he was behind the chasing group. Did he get held up by Nibali/Heneo or hade a tumble of his own?

 

[Vroome.exe]

He crashed. I even think he was the strongest today, but he really needs to read the race better.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Seemed like he couldn't feel his chain today, gonna way many races. Great, great rider! Im defo a fan.

 

[Tonton]

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He crashed. I even think he was the strongest today, but he really needs to read the race better.

You're a bit tough here. He missed the Birdsong-GVA move in the end, but I think he was cooked by then, and he still tried a counter afterwards. Balaphilippe was washed out, barely out-sprinting Purito. He gave it all. What a rider.

 

[luckyboy]

I think he's referring to Alaphilippe having to chase up the final climb instead of making the same move as Nibali etc. France and Spain were the big losers there

 

[Red Rick]

Very gutsy ride today. If only he wouldn't have missed the move on the penultimate descent

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

You'd think a guy with such a good sprint would be slightly less reluctant to work with other riders, but apparently not.