At the attack in the first ascent of the Butte Montmartre, Julian Alaphilippe was delighted that the Tour was finished.
Julian Alaphilippe will keep a soft-a-round taste of his 2025 Tour. Because if he has not spared his sentence, regularly attacking, his efforts were not successful. He certainly raised his arms during the 15the Step, but it was by mistake. Winner of the sprint for third place, the native of Saint-Amand-Montrond had not seen that two runners had taken the lead …
Sunday, on the occasion of the 21e And last step, the runner of the Tudor team went again to the offensive. As a symbol, he was even the first to attack at the foot of the Montmartre hill in an indescribable fervor, achieving a first skimming in the peloton.
But if he resisted the first acceleration of Tadej Pogacar who followed, remaining in the head group throughout the first round, he dropped taken in the second pass by rue Lepic, when the yellow jersey gave a layer and embarked four other runners.
Julian Alaphilippe liked the circuit but …
Julian Alaphilippe nevertheless tasted this final in the streets of Paris. “Frankly, I liked this circuit, I took pleasure in it. It hurts, as usual on the Champs-Élysées, and even more with rue Lepic “, explained the one who finally finished in the 19the Step of the stage.
“It was hard, I had a good feeling, we were well placed,” he continued. We gave the maximum at the end, it was good to create the movement, and then Matteo (Trentin) was in the right shot. I don’t know how the final went, but everyone is happy to have finished. »»
In any case, he does not sulk his pleasure at the idea of having finished with this 2025 Tour de France. “I’m really glad it’s over”He said while the rest of his season is still vague and should depend on the invitations that the Tudor team will receive.
