By his partner's own admission, Julian Alaphilippe lives with fear during each of his training outings.
Julian Alaphilippe has often fallen over the last two years. The Quick-Step rider also had to put an end to his season and his adventure with the Wolfpack due to a fall during the recent World Championships. Two years ago, the double French world champion even came close to the worst during Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Caught in a collective fall, he had in fact ended up against a tree in a ravine.
Unable to move, the native of Saint-Amand-Montrond had caused immense fright to Marion Rousse, who was doing the commentary for France Télévisions. Ultimately the victim of two broken ribs, a fractured shoulder blade and a pneumothorax, Julian Alaphilippe has never been the same since this fall. But the results seem little compared to the tragedies which have bereaved the peloton in recent months. Gino Mader during the Tour de Suisse or the young Swiss Muriel Furrer lost his life in the race.
Numerous deaths in training in recent years
But cyclists live with fear on every training ride according to Marion Rousse. “Almost every time he goes out, Julian also has altercations. He is brushed against and is very scared”she confided to Le Parisien. So much so that she hopes that her son Nino will not follow in his parents' footsteps by becoming a cyclist. “Julian and I are often told: “Your son is definitely going to become a cyclist when he grows up. » But, deep down, I don't want that. I would be too scared for him when he went to train,” she whispered.
In recent years, several runners have died during training runs. The most emblematic cases are obviously those of Michele Scarponi and Davide Rebellin, who died on Italian roads, but Thomas Bouquet (19 years old) this summer in Normandy or Tijl de Decker, last summer in Belgium
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