Julian Alaphilippe will definitely line up at the Clásica San Sebastián after a career-defining ride at the Tour de France.
The French superstar came within days of winning the 2019 Tour, only to be usurped by race winner Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) on the penultimate mountain stage.
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I'm not into cake stops - but - I made an exception to rate five British delicacies in one rideOf all the cakes named after places in the north-west of England, which is the tastiest? Simon Warren sets out to sample them all in a single epic ride
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The Rugby Flyer flies again: the story of the first sub-hour '25' time trialHow one record-breaking bike – and the memory of the man who rode it – live on
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Mark Cavendish wants to continue for 'at least' two more yearsQuick-Step Alpha Vinyl sprinter turns 37 this weekend
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Fabio Jakobsen on aiming for the Tour de France, lawsuit against Groenewegen and supporting CavendishThe Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider showed he is back to being one of the fastest sprinters around at the Vuelta a España
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'I don’t want to end my time with the regret of not ever trying': Julian Alaphilippe wants to try and win Tour de France before retiringThe double world champion will focus on the Classics in 2022 but still has an eye on the French Grand Tour
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Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel share their thoughts ahead of Il Lombardia 2021The two Deceuninck - Quick-Step riders come into the final Monument of the year as two of the main favourites
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Julian Alaphilippe says losing the rainbow jersey would have been 'a certain form of relief'The French star stormed to an amazing second world title in a row on the roads of Leuven
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Sam Bennett makes return to Deceuninck - Quick-Step squad in Belgian one-day raceThe Irish sprinter has fallen out with management, recently racing the European Championships without consulting with the team
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Mark Cavendish explains mid-race frustration to viewers during Tour of Britain breakawayThe 'Manx Missile' became frustrated with the motorbikes helping two riders the break had deliberately dropped
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'Not much is missing': Julian Alaphilippe says he's close to peak fitness for World Championship defenceThe current world champion put in an incredible effort on the Great Orme at the Tour of Britain
