Alaphilippe emerged as the boss during the 2nd stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico.

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Marco Alpozzi / AP / SIPA

Julian Alaphilippe has his first victory of the season (his 34th in his career), and what a victory the children!

The Frenchman won the second Tirreno-Adriatico stage on Thursday, run between Camaiore and Chiusdino (202 km).

With his beautiful world champion's jersey on his shoulders, our national Juju put the pedal to the wheel at the right moment to get ahead in the last moments of the race the trio of hell Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert and Tadej Pogacar.

Just that.

In general, it's very tight between these headliners.

If Van Aert, winner of the first stage on Wednesday, keeps his place as leader, he is trailed by only four seconds by Alaphilippe and eight by van der Poel.

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