World champion Julian Alaphilippe set for racing comeback ahead of Tour de France
Alaphilippe has set his sights on racing at the Tour de France
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Your support makes all the difference.Julian Alaphilippe will return to competition at the French Championships road race on Sunday, two months after a crash left him with a collapsed lung, broken ribs and a broken shoulder blade, his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team said.
World champion Alaphilippe suffered the injuries at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument classic after being caught up in a huge pile-up and falling into a ditch.
Alaphilippe’s team mate Remco Evenepoel will headline the QuickStep contingent at the Belgian Championships this weekend.
The 30-year-old Frenchman returned to training on the road last month and said at the time he hoped to participate at the Tour de France, which begins on 1 July in Copenhagen.
Reuters
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