Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck–Quick-Step) dedicated his victory on Stage 2 at the Tour de France to his late father. LSU junior Ja'Marr Chase, considered the top wide receiver in the nation entering the 2020 football season, has decided to forego this season and enter the 2021 NFL Draft, according to reports. Deprived of wins since his feats that enchanted French fans last summer, Alaphilippe kissed his finger and raised it to the sky as he crossed the line, a tribute to his father who died in June. He will, however, embark on Monday's stage three in the green sprint jersey. Page officielle du cycliste Julian Alaphilippe, coureur français pour Deceuninck - Quick-Step. "I didn't want to hurt my chances of winning a sprint later in the tour by pushing too hard in the hills," he explained. Eurosport. Julian Alaphilippe celebrates his Tour de France second stage victory. Alaphilippe led the 2019 Tour for two weeks before eventually cracking in the mountains, although he has stated that he is only targeting stage wins this year. An emotional Julian Alaphilippe seizes the yellow jersey on Stage 2 at the Tour de France.

Julian Alaphilippe is back making a splash at the Tour de France and once again wearing the iconic yellow jersey.

Emotional Alaphilippe dedicates win to late father, Martin refuses to vouch for drug-free peloton, Two in custody as police launch Arkea-Samsic doping investigation, Blazin' Saddles – Winners and losers of the 2020 Tour de France, © Eurosport, a Discovery Company 2020 – All rights reserved. "In the end I was never going to win the sprint, but to come third on stage two, I'm pretty happy with that," said Yates. "I really wanted to try something and I had nothing to lose," said Deceuninck-Quick Step's leader. By. Who is YouTuber Vijay P Nair Who Recently Got Beaten by Women's Rights Activists in Kerala? The Frenchman edged a three-man battle with Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) on Sunday’s finale in Nice to return into the yellow jersey. "I want to dedicate this victory to my father who died in June.". © Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2020. It looked like French contender Thibaut Pinot would withdraw at one stage before he rallied "hurting all over" to finish with the main pack. The man who started the day in yellow, Norway's Alexander Kristoff, who won Saturday's crash-marred opening stage, finished way off the pace as one of the heaviest set men in the peloton had to go over two category one mountains.

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He was overcome with emotion after taking his fifth stage at the Tour and also in his post-race interview. PADRES: The San Diego Padres added veteran slugger Mitch Moreland. While the Comerica Park scoreboard honored Cabrera for the milestone, the Tigers slugger came out of the dugout for a curtain call ... in front of no fans. Alaphilippe, described by former winner Geraint Thomas on Sunday as the "darling of France", leads Britain's Adam Yates, who accompanied him in his wild dash from distance, by just four seconds. CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.

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Julian Alaphilippe is back making a splash at the Tour de France and once again wearing the iconic yellow jersey. 30/08/2020 at 17:15 | Updated 30/08/2020 at 21:40. On the day's final climb, Alaphilippe launched a blistering attack to clinch bonus seconds at the summit before a white-knuckle descent to the finish line in Nice also gave …

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