Alaphilippe: “Tadej played it smart”

April 25 ^th 2021 - 17:37

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick-Step): “I came with the ambition to get the best result possible. My team did a great job. I tried to handle the finale the best I could. It was really hard in the Roche-aux-Faucons. Then, we worked well until the last 2 kilometres. I was focused on the sprint, I didn’t want to attack or to play games with someone going off the front. I was in a good position but Tadej played it smart, coming from behind. Congratulations, it’s a great victory. I prefer to win but I took a really nice victory on Wednesday in the Flèche Wallonne.”