Julian Alaphilippe

[SkyTears]

Rides from Omega

only Valverde can beat him

23y old

dropping everyone on HC climbs

is this the new coming of Merckx?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Jose Ibarguren has not lost his touch.

 

[SkyTears]

lol, this is ridiculous

he is riding the last km like is a sprint against Valverde

 

[Tonton]

What took you so long!!!
Rides like Valverde, sprints like Valverde, it's Valverde...
Except he's French, and the French don't dope .

 

[Bronstein]

Dropping Henao at altitude. Completely ridiculous.

 

[GuyIncognito]

23y old

Not yet

 

[SkyTears]

Sagan also spring on HC climb losing 30 secs (?)

this is so ridiculous

i hope this sport dies in anonimity

 

[BigMac]

I think what happened today in Cali is of such magnitude it deserves it's own thread.

Alaphilippe acounts for 10% of tonight's sad show.

 

[Domulec]

Just look at how totally spent Sagan was after the finish, and then compare it to how fresh Alaphilippe seemed to be. What a joke.

 

[SeriousSam]

Maybe he really is Valverde's successor. The best in hilly stages, amongst the best in the mountains.

 

[Leffe_Bruin]

I'm don't have much knowledge about the current state of doping in cycling and kinda was in the assumption that doping was mostly gone since the whole Armstrong-thing (naive yes) but this Alaphilippe is 100% doping right? (serious question)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

Maybe he really is Valverde's successor. The best in hilly stages, amongst the best in the mountains.

And always with a fresh blood bag?

 

[SeriousSam]

Re:

Just look at how totally spent Sagan was after the finish, and then compare it to how fresh Alaphilippe seemed to be. What a joke.

Sagan is a guy who comes second or third to a sprint won by Cavendish though. His ride today was nothing short of a miracle.

 

[SeriousSam]

Re:

I'm don't have much knowledge about the current state of doping in cycling and kinda was in the assumption that doping was mostly gone since the whole Armstrong-thing (naive yes) but this Alaphilippe is 100% doping right? (serious question)

Not as much as the guys who come 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc in a Grand Tour.

 

[SkyTears]

i heard UCI let USADA do antidoping tests here

i hope they catch both Julian and Sagan

this is so ridiculous that words can't describe, Armstrong and all his EPO era mates were 10x more believable.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

I'm don't have much knowledge about the current state of doping in cycling and kinda was in the assumption that doping was mostly gone since the whole Armstrong-thing (naive yes) but this Alaphilippe is 100% doping right? (serious question)

Serious answer: the teams and riders will always tell you that doping is in the past and everything's good now. And in 2 years they'll say 2015 was dirty sure, but 2017 is definitely clean.

Timing them up the climbs, they're as fast as always, in some cases faster. Nothing has changed.
And Etixx's team doctor is infamous for producing performances like today's out of athletes

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I saw Alaphilippe flying on some parts where Horner, Gesink and Leipheimer in years past were going half the speed.

 

[SkyTears]

seriously, give fuking Armstrong his titles back.

 

[luckyboy]

Has anyone got times for Alaphilippe vs past riders?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

Has anyone got times for Alaphilippe vs past riders?

2011, Horner and Levi 23m35s for 8,75 kms
Anyone have the time for Alaphilippe?

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

Has anyone got times for Alaphilippe vs past riders?

2011, Horner and Levi 23m35s for 8,75 kms
Anyone have the time for Alaphilippe?

I will rewind it and time it, but assume jens_attacks already did it and will son share the results.

edit: the tour tracker doesn't seem to let me do it this time.

 

[luckyboy]

This is all I have found

https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/599704866638983168

@faustocoppi60
Alaphilippe, only 10 seconds slower than Horner-Leipheimer record time on Mt. Baldy. #ATOC

 

[classicomano]

Re:

Just look at how totally spent Sagan was after the finish, and then compare it to how fresh Alaphilippe seemed to be. What a joke.

It was quite funny indeed, reminded me of Cobo sprinting up Angliru in 2011, coming over the finish line with a bright smile and not a fatigue in the world.

 

[classicomano]

Re:

This is all I have found

https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/599704866638983168

@faustocoppi60
Alaphilippe, only 10 seconds slower than Horner-Leipheimer record time on Mt. Baldy. #ATOC

And thats with them coming over the finish line celebrating like its a friday afternoon bingo event.

 

[doperhopper]

Looking forward to see w/kg (also for the "fattie" Sagan).