The Frenchman, who was later sanctioned for closing Hirschi, was already celebrating the triumph when the Slovenian passed him
A week after being proclaimed world champion in Imola after an exhibition, Julian Alaphilippe did everything wrong in the final 200 meters of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest of the classics. He launched the sprint early, doubted his strength, turned to see the effect of his snatch and saw Hirschi, the Swiss, overcoming him. So
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