On the sidelines of taking the start of the road race for the World Cycling Championships in Zurich (Switzerland) this Sunday, Julian Alaphilippe shared his great ambitions.
After long complicated months,
Julian Alaphilippe found a smile again, and above all great ambitions. It must be said that the Soudal Quick-Step puncher is clearly gaining momentum since his very good Giro last May. Enough to be optimistic for the line race of the Cycling Worlds in Zurich (Switzerland), which will take place this Sunday on a 273 kilometer route punctuated by 17 climbs.
A journey that Julian Alaphilippe really likes, who even begins to dream of winning the rainbow jersey for the third time in his career, after 2020 and 2021. Despite his crazy ambition, Marion Rousse’s companion is aware that it will not be an easy task, particularly due to the presence of the ogre Tadej Pogacar.
Alaphilippe: “It’s the race to get him”
“Does the world champion jersey still make me dream so much? Of course. It was and will always remain for me the most beautiful jersey in cycling, so I had the chance to wear it for two years, but it remains the most beautiful jersey, so Sunday it’s the race to get it”launched “Alaf” at the microphone of RMC Sport.
And to add: “ It could have been a burden (in 2022) in the sense that it’s a jersey that we want to make shine. We know how much it weighs because it represents, as I said, so much in cycling, but I also had the opportunity and the obligation to carry it when I was almost at the bottom of the hole. There, he weighed more. There, it was a burden, but I think it’s part of a career to have more difficult times, even when being world champion. If I can take it again on Sunday, I’m not going to think it’s a burden. » The message has gotten through!
