France's Julian Alaphilippe savours his first world title, finally pulling on the coveted rainbow jersey of newly crowned men's road race champion in Italy's Imola city
Julian Alaphilippe celebrates after winning the Men's Elite Road Race, a 258.2-km route around Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on September 27, 2020.
Alaphilippe's brutal acceleration on the last climb of the 258.2 -km race on Sunday left his rivals in his wake and the Frenchman eased to the line with Belgian Wout van Aert having to settle for silver. Three years after coming close in Bergen, Norway, when he was reined in with one kilometre to go, Alaphilippe benefited from top work by the French team, with Guillaume Martin covering their opponents' attacks on the penultimate ascent.
It was the same tactics he used on the Poggio climb at Milan-Sanremo last month but this time, Van Aert, who prevailed that day, was not able to follow. "We did a great job. It was the dream of my career. I came so close already but never made it to the podium. I came with a lot of ambition, it's just a dream come true."
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