The Frenchmen celebrates a major milestone having won his first Monument Julian Alaphilippe celebrates on the podium after winning Milan-San Remo 2019 (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA) Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) is celebrating a "huge moment" in his career after winning Milan-San Remo on Saturday (March 23) on Italy's Mediterranean coast.
From Alaphilippe's first Monument to another near miss for Sagan, there's plenty to talk about Here are the main talking points from the 2019 Milan-San Remo (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA / Pool)There’s no question as to who the best rider of 2019 has been so far.
The three-time world champion fell short at the line again in the Italian Monument Peter Sagan (right) suffered another near miss in Milan-San Remo (Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA / Pool) Peter Sagan was hit by a slightly different curse of the rainbow jersey in Milan-San Remo, as he missed the sprint while watching his world champion successor Alejandro Valverde (Movistar).
The Frenchman was part of an elite selection that went clear on the Poggio Julian Alaphilippe wins the first Monument of his career at Milan-San Remo (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)Julian Alaphilippe remains unbeatable as he took a sprint victory from an elite group in Milan-San Remo.