Julian Alaphilippe beats Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert to take victory on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico 2021

The world champion kicked off his sprint early and had the pace to hold off his big rivals

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World champion Julian Alaphilippe held off Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert to raise his arms in victory on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico 2021.

Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) timed his sprint to perfection to win ahead of his two main rivals Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in the uphill finish at Chiusdino.

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