Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Julian Alaphilippe claimed victory in this year’s Strade Bianche that started and ended in Siena, Italy, today.
Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Julian Alaphilippe won the Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy, today. Photo: ASO/Alex Broadway
The 26-year-old, who is from Saint-Amand-Montrond, France, beat Astana’s Jakob Fuglsang to the line.
Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert placed third 27 seconds after the winner.
Fourth and fifth place went to Alaphilippe’s teammate Zdenek Stybar and Lotto-Soudal’s Tiesj Benoot respectively.
“It’s unbelievable. I was focused all day on the finale,” said Alaphilippe, whose first time it was riding the Strade Bianche.
“I was lucky to never crash nor have a flat tyre.”
View more results below.
Results
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 4:47:14
2. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana +00:00:02
3. Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma +00:00:27
4. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep +00:01:00
5. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto-Soudal +00:01:00
6. Greg van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team +00:01:01
7. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana +00:01:04
8. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First +00:01:08
9. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo +00:01:12
10. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto-Soudal +00:01:21
11. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:01:28
12. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:02:41
13. Pieter Serry (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
14. Silvan Dillier (Swi) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:02:42
15. Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-Fdj 0:02:44
16. Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Faizane
17. Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb
18. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:02:47
19. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 0:02:48
20. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Dimension Data
Selected
68. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 0:12:27
