Alaphilippe Wins Quebec: Tactical Masterclass

Julian Alaphilippe is an old dog. He has demonstrated it perfectly this Friday. The Frenchman has been the smartest in the Quebec Grand Prix. The double world champion got into the getaway in the absence of 82 kilometers from the end of this classic and did not give a single relief. Not one. He made the swirl. Pretended. He moved on the bicycle. It seemed that he had some breakdown. But not. He just wanted to escape to have more strength at the end.

And so it has been. In the absence of 13 kilometers from the goal, he jumped from the Pogacar Tadej squad. I had the escapes in 30 seconds. Shmidt, Maciejuk, Vergallito, Tronchon, Girmay and Abrahamsen were sold to their wheel. The Slovenian threw. I just thought about getting ahead.

However, despite its Itnentes, with new demarrajes, it was impossible. I had them in front, just 21 seconds. Alaphilippe was accompanied by authentic greyhounds. Sklelmose, Mohoric, Hermans, Charming, Sivakov and Bettiol. There the Frenchman made a threat of giving a relay.

When he saw that they approached, then he attacked. They could only follow Bettiol and Sivakov, Pogacar teammate, who breaks his good streak of being among the top three in all the tests he has played this season.

Alaphilippe, the smartest, took a dozen meters to his rivals. Enough to get to the goal and be able to lift your arms again. The Frenchman had been winning since July without winning. A victory in which he has given a real lesson to all.