The French cyclist Julian Alaphillipe, double world champion of road cycling (2020 and 2021), received for the third time the ‘Champion of Champions’ award, delivered annually to the French newspaper L’equipe, which recognizes his great season with the French team Deneuninck. Alaphillipe, In addition to being crowned world champion in road cycling for the second time in a row, he took the classic Belgian race ‘Flecha Walloon’ and won stages in the ‘Tirreno-Adriatico’ race and the ‘Tour de France’, signing another great season.
However, his great performance this season was in Leuven (Belgium), where he certified a victory that certified his second consecutive world championship, something that no other French cyclist had achieved before. “This trophy gives me a lot of pride and joy. It comes after a season that I will never forget., a season where I raced for the first time in my career as a World Champion and felt how special it is to wear the rainbow jersey, “said Alaphillipe.
“At the same time, this award is something that motivates me a lot for next year. I want to do my best again, regardless of the race, honor this iconic ‘jersey’ and enjoy every moment with it “, added the cyclist.
Alaphillipe received this award, which has been given since 1946, for the third time in his career, which is why he joins the club of French athletes who have achieved it at least three times: athlete Guy Drut, cyclist Bernard Hinault, Formula 1 driver Alain Prost and Michel Lazy “It is beautiful to get it just once, but now I have received it for each of the last three years and it is really incredible,” said the Frenchman. .