Julian Alaphilippe wins the UCI World Championships Road Race

23 years since a Frenchmen has won the Raindbow Jersey!

Julian Alaphilippe stormed to the men’s elite road world title at the UCI Road World Championships in Imola after a devestating attack over the final climb and a dramatic finish on the Imola motor racing circuit.

The Frenchman attacked on the final climb of the Cima Gallisterna with 12km to go and established a 12 second advantage over a world-class chase group, including Van Aert,  Hirschi,Kwaitkoski,Roglic and Fuglsang.

In the sprint behind, Wout Van Aert was second with Marc Hirschi (Switzerland) in third.

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VIDEO: 2020 UCI World Championships Men's Road Race Highlights

2020 UCI World Championships Men's Road Race

1 Julian Alaphilppe (France) 6:38:34
2 Wout Van Aert (Belgium) 0:00:24
3 Marc Hirschi (Switzerland)
4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland)
5 Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark)
6 Primoz Roglic (Slovenia)
7 Michael Matthews (Australia) 0:00:53
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
9 Max Schachmann (Germany)
10 Damiano Caruso (Italy)