Alaphilippe downgraded to 5th place on LBL after a deglingo final

Julian Alaphilippe raised his arms for nothing -

What an end to a classic in Liège-Bastogne-Liège!

Julian Alaphilippe was downgraded to fifth place for hampering Marc Hirschi during the Doyenne's final sprint.

The worst part of all this?

The brand-new world champion hasn't even won unofficially, as Primoz Roglic combed him to the post after the latter threw his arms ten meters too early.

Victory for Primoz Roglic 😱🚨

What a final, what a sprint !!!!

The Slovenian wins on the line in front of Julian Alaphilippe for a few centimeters!

The Frenchman lifts his arms too early and gets passed on the line, it's crazy # LBL2020 pic.twitter.com/tzAGO2RKfn

- France tv sport (@francetvsport) October 4, 2020

Fortunately, therefore, Alaphilippe is disqualified, somewhere preserving the honor of the Frenchman who is a bit shamed.

On the other hand, Hirschi had something to infuriate about, as he was clearly in a position to win the race.

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