There was not much to see at the foot of the Soudal – Quick Step bus in the furnace of a parking lot in Issoire. But there was plenty to hear. When Julian Alaphilippe showed up in front of his bus, he climbed up with a hard look never to come down again. A few moments earlier, on the line, after his 10th place, he had dropped a few sentences almost mechanically: “I was motivated to go ahead but I saw that there were a lot of guys motivated too, he whispered. he. I have no regrets, I gave it my all. It sucks to fight for a top 10, I would have preferred to do it for the victory but I have no regrets. It was very difficult. »
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