Julian Alaphilippe in rainbow -

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Can you win a Tour of Flanders from your first participation?

This is the question we asked ourselves today and that Julian Alaphilippe is asking himself a little less.

Winner on the Flèche Brabançonne, the Frenchman has faith in his legs and his mind.

On the eve of the Round, he said he was very excited at the idea of ​​taking on this new challenge, the last of the 2020 season.

“I'm really, really motivated, impatient for sure.

I've been thinking about it for several days.

The recognitions went well.

The group is very united, we want to have a good race, to get the best possible result, hoping for victory.

I am very happy to discover the Tour of Flanders with the rainbow jersey on my shoulders and a very strong team at the start.

It's a challenge for me to see what I can do in this type of race, I've always wanted to try them and it's a good time I think.

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"Feel the cobblestones"

Luxury outsider Julian Alaphilippe will have a lot to do against Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel.

But the little is foreign to the daring French.

Especially since he keeps repeating it: he is very well surrounded.

“I like really tough races and we have a very strong team.

It is also a good year for me to discover this race which is normally placed before the Ardennes (his favorite classics).

Gaining experience is very important, especially in this race.

The most important thing is to be on the bike, to feel the cobbles and to know where it is important to be placed.

And don't raise your arms too early.

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Tour of Flanders: Can you win it from your first participation?

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