Julian Alaphilippe the new world champion after sensational road race victory at Imola 2020

The Frenchman attacked on the final climb and kept the chasers at bay all the way to the finish

Julian Alaphilippe wins the men's road race at Imola 2020 (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Julian Alaphilippe took a sensational victory in the men's road race at the 2020 Imola World Championships, attacking on the final climb and holding off the chasers all the way to the finish line.

The Frenchman's face crumpled in emotion as his victory became reality in the finishing straight, eventually coming to a stop and falling to the floor after becoming the first rider since Laurent Brochard in 1997 to take the rainbow bands for his nation.

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