Alaphilippe, one of the best French cyclists of the 21st century, announces his retirement

Julian Alaphilippe, one of the best cyclists in 21st century France at 34, announced this Friday that he is retiring after winning two road world championships (2020 and 2021).

"I always ran instinctively, attacking when my legs were burned, not because the numbers told me to do it. I made that decisionthe same way. One morning I woke up at a rally and felt it, "Alaphilippe told a message released by his team, Tudor.

Alaphilippe, winner of the classics of San Sebastián (2018), Arrow Walloon (2018, 2019 and 2021) and Milan-San Remo (2019), has taken the thorn of the big laps.

His best position was fifth place on the 2019 Tour , where he spent 14 days as a yellow jersey and won two stages.