2024-05-18 09:44:32
The pal of the French champion spoke in regards to the very troublesome months of Julian Alaphilippe, who returned to the limelight this week with a victory within the Tour of Italy.
Julian Alaphilippe returned to biking’s heights this week by claiming victory on Thursday within the twelfth stage of the Tour of Italy. A solo quantity from the double world champion that places an finish to lengthy months of crossing the desert, accidents and falls that disabled him. A aid additionally for the rider of the Soudal-QuickStep crew who discovered himself within the sight of his employer, Patrick Lefévère accusing him of non-performance though he has a really comfy wage.
The chief even attacked the rider personally, forcing Marion Rousse, director of the Tour de France girls and companion of Julian Alaphilippe to talk publicly in his protection. The ex-runner spoke this Saturday in L’Equipe to evoke these painful months earlier than his victory in Italy, nearly a 12 months earlier than successful within the Criterium du Dauphiné.
Fallen throughout Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a significant battle
«It (the victory within the Tour of Italy, editor’s observe) had a particular style really, it’s totally different from all of the others as a result of the sentiments are usually not the identical. He used to win ten races a 12 months, now it has turn out to be much less frequent, so we benefit from it otherwise.” first defined to Marion Rousse earlier than returning to the troublesome months: “I noticed him unhappy typically, however he by no means doubted. I watched him buy groceries with a smile, I typically questioned what might be going by his thoughts as a result of he appeared so indifferent from his environment exterior. However he at all times had the identical speech: ”I experience to win, to not make up the numbers”.”
Marion Rousse additionally agreed to speak regarding his accomplice’s horrible fall throughout Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2022 who has itpsychologically broken“, she specifies earlier than persevering with: “Even when he talks regarding it right now, he nonetheless has tears in his eyes as a result of he noticed himself dying, he may now not breathe when Romain Bardet got here to his aspect.»
Marion Rousse evokes the opposition with Lefévère
The France Télévisions advisor on the lads’s Tour de France additionally spoke at size in regards to the difficult relationship with Patrick Lefévère, guaranteeing that Julian Alaphilippe had managed to protect himself from criticism. “He mentioned in entrance of reporters that he did not care and that he did not take note of it, however he additionally repeated it to me privately. What bought him was when it hit our household. He understood that the shortage of outcomes was a supply of criticism, however when it grew to become very private, he was moved», explains the ex-master who justified her public intervention to defend the one who shares her life: “If I hadn’t finished that, it might have remained confined to the small biking world regardless that it went far past that scope. I might not do with out saying one thing when one in every of my struggles in life is to work for equality between women and men. After which the opposite problem that Patrick’s criticism raised is psychological well being, which does not simply concern athletes. I mightn’t be detached to this.”
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