Paris (AFP)
Day of celebration on the Tour. What could be better than a French yellow jersey on July 14 between Saint-Etienne and Brioude? Julian Alaphilippe still ignores it, he will wear this outfit for fourteen days until the truncated stage of Iseran, on the impassable road leading to Tignes, 48 hours from the finish. "It was just grand," he admits in his preface to the "Guest Book" (Solar Editions) about his fourteen days at the controls. "With the yellow jersey, your country vibrates and dreams with you. I gave everything to defend and honor it, day after day, and every day was Christmas!". "I have heard countless + thank you Julian +", continues the winner of Milan-Sanremo, the first "monument" of his career. "The yellow jersey is above all a lot of support, a lot of love. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! I like to see people happy, when they are happy, I am too.
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