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Julian Alaphilippe

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Julian Alaphilippe watches on as Patrick Lefevere talks to the media

Patrick Lefevere: I really think Julian Alaphilippe wants to stay at Soudal Quick-Step

Belgian team boss talks 'family friction', Asgreen's future, Evenepoel's comeback and the Alaphilippe links to rival teams

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Julian Alaphilippe has been linked to several teams, including Cofidis

Cédric Vasseur: We don’t want Julian Alaphilippe to come to Cofidis as a retirement home

Team boss admits he can’t make a mistake in the transfer market with his squad’s WorldTour future on the line but there’s clear interest and admiration in ‘champion’ Alaphilippe

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Julian Alaphilippe could fill the gap left by Peter Sagan at TotalEnergies

‘Negotiations have started’ between Julian Alaphilippe and TotalEnergies

Frenchman expected to leave Soudal Quick-Step with home team keen to secure his signature

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Julian Alaphilippe rode on through five races after his Strade Bianche DNF

Julian Alaphilippe raced Spring Classics campaign with fracture, fearing criticism

'I didn't want people to think I was faking' says former world champion after suffering injury at Strade Bianche and riding through to Flanders

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Julian Alaphilippe at the finish of Milan-San Remo

Julian Alaphilippe takes ninth in Milan-San Remo despite sprinting with a puncture

Frenchman wasn't able to follow Pogačar's attacks but came back on the descent of the Poggio

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Geraint Thomas has offered his take on the controversial comments made by Patrick Lefevere

'Losing the plot in public' – Geraint Thomas reacts to Lefevere-Alaphilippe spat

Welshman expresses his sympathy for fellow riders facing public criticism from team managers

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Link to Torrid day of crashes for Julian Alaphilippe at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Julian Alaphilippe gets back on after one of the many incidents he faced on Saturday

Torrid day of crashes for Julian Alaphilippe at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Frenchman’s Classics campaign starts with a DNF in Belgium after unlucky day

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Marion Rousse is the race director of the Tour de France Femmes and a former professional rider herself

Marion Rousse rejects Patrick Lefevere’s criticism of Julian Alaphilippe

‘Show a little more respect and... class’ says Tour de France Femmes race director and partner of Soudal Quick-Step rider

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Link to Patrick Lefevere hits out at Julian Alaphilippe: Too many parties, too much alcohol
Julian Alaphilippe and Patrick Lefevere in happier times

Patrick Lefevere hits out at Julian Alaphilippe: Too many parties, too much alcohol

‘If you mess up one more time, I'll fire you on the spot’ Soudal Quick-Step boss tells French rider

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Julian Alaphilippe was pleasantly surprised with his level at the Santos Tour Down Under

Julian Alaphilippe calls into question his Soudal Quick-Step future and possible retirement

Two-time world champion discusses Soudal Quick-Step, the Tour Down Under and the Giro d'Italia, as he looks forward to 2024 with fresh ambition and 'grinta'

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Link to Julian Alaphilippe ‘not in top’ shape but signs good at Tour Down Under, says DS
Julian Alaphilippe finished fourth on stage 5 of the Tour Down Under

Julian Alaphilippe ‘not in top’ shape but signs good at Tour Down Under, says DS

Frenchman misses out on Willunga Hill victory after going too early in sprint, as we hear from Soudal Quick-Step's Geert Van Bondt

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Julian Alaphilippe last rode the Tour Down Under a decade ago, when the team were known as Omega Pharma-Quick-Step

Can Julian Alaphilippe light up Tour Down Under with Willunga Hill fireworks?

French rider leads Soudal Quick-Step into a race where he made his debut back in 2014

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The last time Alaphilippe rode the Tour Down Under was as a fresh faced neo-pro in 2014

Julian Alaphilippe returns to the Tour Down Under in 2024

For the first time since his WorldTour debut in 2014, the Frenchman will be back in Australia to start his 2024 campaign

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Link to Julian Alaphilippe's coach let go by Soudal Quick-Step amid tensions with Patrick Lefevere
Julian Alaphilippe has been under the tutelage of Patrick Lefevere since turning pro with the team

Julian Alaphilippe's coach let go by Soudal Quick-Step amid tensions with Patrick Lefevere

Franck Alaphilippe, cousin of Julian, points to problems between the French star and his team boss

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Link to Julian Alaphilippe targets Tour of Flanders victory in 2024
It has been a couple of years since we last saw Julian Alaphilippe at his sparkling best

Julian Alaphilippe targets Tour of Flanders victory in 2024

Soudal Quick-Step puncheur will also race Strade Bianche and Milan-San Remo ahead of return to the cobbled Classics

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Patrick Lefevere with his star rider Remco Evenepoel

'We have faith in Patrick Lefevere' says Soudal Quick-Step sports director

Agents start contacting rival teams as uncertainty mounts, with 'no communication since the letter' that was leaked to GCN

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Julian Alaphilippe has his eyes on the breakaway 👀

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The Tour de France offers no hiding place where momentum is concerned

Tour de France: Tallying the Stocks

Members of the GCN team pen their thoughts on which way the momentum is swinging heading into the rest day

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Fabio Jakobsen and Mark Cavendish were teammates for two seasons at Quick-Step

Fabio Jakobsen: I hope Mark Cavendish has a good Tour de France

The Dutch sprinter rules out green jersey fight as Alaphilippe targets yellow on Tour’s opening weekend

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Link to Critérium du Dauphiné stage 2: Julian Alaphilippe shows his class with timely victory
Julian Alaphilippe takes his first WorldTour win in over a year on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné

Critérium du Dauphiné stage 2: Julian Alaphilippe shows his class with timely victory

Frenchman takes his first WorldTour win in over a year

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Is Alaphilippe Back To His Best? #shorts

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Link to How Did Julian Alaphilippe Win Milan Sanremo? | The Cycling Racing News Show
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How Did Julian Alaphilippe Win Milan Sanremo? | The Cycling Racing News Show

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Is It Too Late To Become A Professional Cyclist?

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