The Belgian has passed the quintuple winner of the “classic” in the last meters of the Wall of Huy. Julian Alaphilippe, who had established itself in 2021, ends 4th.
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For Sa der, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) did not go far. But the native of Murcia (south of Spain) did not lift his arms a sixth time on the Walloon arrow, this Wednesday, April 20, advanced in the last meters of the Wall of Huy by the Belgian Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Victorious ).
“I knew when Valverde was going to speed up, commented on the winner of the day at the end of the race. I was in his wheel. Then I felt it come back to my height. Fortunately, I still had forces. “
“I have never felt so hard in the spring classics,” added the thirties who finished 8 e from the Brabanconne arrow, 10 e of The Amstel Gold Race and 6 e of the Tour des Flanders. In Huy, the best result of Dylan Teuns went back to 2017, when it had ranked 3 e .
“No regrets” for Alaphilippe
At five days of his 42 e birthday and when he said that this year would be his last season, Alejandro Valverde is content with a 9 e Podium on its fetish race, in front of Russian Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe).
The outgoing world champion and winner, Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step), finished 4 e . “I’m relieved that the race is over …,” he reacted. I did what I could, the legs spoke. I had a lot of pressure on the shoulders before departure, I was concentrated to make the most beautiful racing possible and do not have regrets. When Teuns attacked, I was not in his wheel but I do not think it would have changed much. “Before you confide to hope to do better this Sunday on the latest “Classic Ardennaise”: Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Three other French ranking in the top ten: Rudy Molard (Groupama FDJ) finished 8 e , Warren Barguil (Arkéa Samsic) 9 e and Alexis Vuillermoz ( TotalEnergies) 10 e .
Double laureate of the Great Loop and Already Victorious of the AU Tour, Strade Banche and Tirreno-Adriatico Since the recovery, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), announced as one of the serious candidates for the coronation, S ‘ is stale in the last 300 meters. It finishes 12 e .