ALAPHILIPPE. "MY NEW ADVENTURE WITH TUDOR, MY DESIRE FOR CLASSICS AND TOUR..."
INTERVIEW | 09/01/2025 | 08:20 di Francesca Monzone Julian Alaphilippe made his first official appearance with his new team, Tudor by Fabian Cancellara, and although it is not a World Tour team, he is optimistic about his race schedule, which has not yet been officially established as they are waiting for wild cards for the Classics and Grand Tours. "The only thing I can say about my program is that I will start in Portugal with the Figueira Classic on February 16th - explained the two-time world champion - then continue with the Algarve (from February 19th to 23rd). Paris-Nice (March 9-16) could also be in my program. Essentially, Amstel, Liège, Lombardy, and Tour stages are the races that motivate me the most.The Tour of Flanders will probably remain a dream, but I want to keep trying." The French champion left Soudal Quick-Step after eleven seasons and many victories, and for him, a new adventure has begun with a team he believes in very much. In France, there have been several criticisms of Alaphilippe's choice, because instead of preferring a World Tour team, he opted for a lower-category formation and therefore cannot yet say anything precise about the races he will participate in. "Honestly, World Tour or not, this has never been a problem for me. I have always followed my feelings. I asked myself: what do I want? I want to enjoy cycling in a good structure. The Tudor project corresponds to what I want, and there's nothing more to add." Due to his fall at the World Championships in Zurich, Alaphilippe could not have a farewell race with Soudal-Quick Step, and although this partly disappointed him, he now looks ahead to a future where he wants to compete on equal terms with the best. "My goodbye did not go as I would have wanted, but we had known for some time that I was working on my last races for the team. Since I decided I would leave, I tried to enjoy every moment as much as possible." In the last two years, the relationship between Loulou and Patrick Lefevere was quite turbulent, but the Frenchman always tried to keep the dialogue open, even though he ultimately had to go to another team. "Everyone knows that I am a person who attaches great importance to personal relationships. I will always carry in my heart some people who have worked with me for several years: yesterday I met Soudal at the airport, and it was nice to see them again even though we will no longer race together. When I decided to leave, I called Lefevere myself, and we had a nice conversation. We understood each other. Then I did not know that he would leave the team, and I do not know if it was entirely his choice, but at the same time, I was not very surprised." The transalpine has signed a three-year contract with Tudor, and for him, this could be the team with which he will end his career as a rider. "It is certainly possible that I will end my career here. At the moment, I do not think about it too much because I always take one season at a time. But when my contract expires, I will be 35 years old. If I am still at the highest level then, I will be happy to continue, but we'll see." There is much talk about safety and how to limit speed during races. Alaphilippe shares the view of many of his colleagues and thinks that the reduced gear system to decrease speed could be a good idea to limit falls during races. "There is still much to do for our safety, but reducing speed could certainly be a good measure. All of us cyclists want to contribute to safety in our sport. We are in contact with Adam Hansen, president of the riders' union, to find solutions. It is an important problem that cannot be easily solved. I do not feel unsafe in the race, but I feel that this is becoming more dangerous year after year. We are going faster and faster, and some riders are taking more and more risks, and this is a dangerous combination. Serious accidents happen every year, but I hope that in the future, all this can be avoided."
Mark Valent, scalatore ungherese nato l’11 giugno 2004, entra ufficialmente nel professionismo con il team MBH Bank Ballan CSB Colpack dopo una stagione in cui ha mostrato solidità, determinazione e una crescita costante. Il ragazzo di Bükkszentkereszt nel 2023 ha...
Tre nuovi acquisti, sette nazioni diverse e 17 volti noti per il Team Novo Nordisk nel 2026: la prima e unica squadra ciclistica professionistica al mondo composta esclusivamente da diabetici, ha annunciato oggi la sua rosa di 20 atleti per la...
Middelkerke si prepara a ospitare gli Europei di ciclocross 2025, in programma sabato 8 e domenica 9 novembre. La località belga sarà teatro di una delle rassegne più affollate di sempre: 283 atleti in rappresentanza di 25 nazioni si confronteranno...
Dal Belgio all’Olanda, dalla AG Insurance – Soudal alla Picnic PostNL: Gaia Masetti da gennaio difenderà i colori della formazione neerlandese guidata dal General Manager Iwan Spekenbrink. Era il 2022 quando l’atleta di Fiorano decise di accettare la proposta di...
Plurimedagliato, plurititolato e ora anche "pentacampeon": per la quinta volta negli ultimi sei anni, infatti, Marco Villa è il miglior tecnico italiano della stagione e si aggiudica l'Oscar tuttoBICI Gran Premio Fondazione Iseni y Nervi. Come da tradizione, abbiamo chiesto...
La VF Group Bardiani-CSF Faizanè comunica il rinnovo biennale, fino al 2027, di Manuele Tarozzi e Vicente Rojas, e il rinnovo annuale, per il 2026, di Alessio Martinelli. Manuele Tarozzi ha chiuso la stagione 2025 confermandosi tra i...
Tempo di vacanze, ma anche di riflessioni e programmazione. Tempo per valutare e scegliere. Tempo di guardare a quello che verrà. In casa Polti VisitMalta è tempo di spostare, inserire ed elevare. Stefano Zanatta, 61enne tecnico trevigiano di lungo corso...
Pascal Ackermann vestirà nelle prossime due stagioni la maglia del Team Jayco AlUla e sarà uno degli elementi chiave del treno dei velocisti della formazione australiana. Il 31enne tedesco ha vinto 45 corse UCI nel corso della sua carriera, tra...
La data in cui tutto verrà rivelato è vicina, si parla infatti del 4 dicembre, ma una piccola anticipazione possiamo farla. Q36.5® stupisce ancora una volta per la continua voglia di innovare e lo fa con una precisa e fruttuosa collaborazione con...
Quello del ritiro o meno di Primoz Roglic al termine della prossima stagione sarà uno degli argomenti che, almeno finché non lo sloveno non prenderà ufficialmente una decisione in merito, maggiormente terrà banco in casa Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. A questo...
3
3
Ritratti
Oscar
Albi d'Oro
Se sei giá nostro utente esegui il login altrimenti registrati.