It is in Portugal that Julian Alaphilippe will begin its 2025 season in its new team colors Tudor Pro Cycling ! After spending his entire career within the Soudal Quick-Stepthe 32-year-old Frenchman will therefore begin this new adventure on the Figueira Champions Classic on February 16, as he revealed this Tuesday during a press conference organized by the Swiss team in the heart of their last preparatory training course in Spain. The double world champion will then remain on Lusitanian territory to continue with the Algarve Tour (February 19-23). A unique program for those who discover these two events, before a very probable reunion with Paris-Nice (9-16 mars).
Video – Julian Alaphilippe at the start of the 83rd Paris-Nice in March?
“Paris-Nice? I would like to be there, it's been a long time…”
More present at the start of the Race to the sun since 2020, Julian Alaphilippe should take advantage of the invitation received by the team led by Fabian Cancellara to mark his return to the French stage race, where he took 5th place and won a stage in 2017. “We have been officially invited, I would like to be, it has been a long time since I participated in this race and I will be happy to come back“, he declared a few days ago when the invitations were revealed by the organizers. Another flagship recruit for the Tudor, the Swiss Marc Hirschi will make his return to Spain at the end of January on the occasion of the Majorca Challenge (January 29 – February 2), which brings together up to five different one-day races held on the island from Majorca.
