Up-and-coming Classics rider Julian Alaphilippe is hoping that his debut appearance in the elite men's road race at the World Championships will yield a strong result for France on Sunday. He will line-up alongside a competitive team of nine men, mixed with sprinters and breakaway riders, many who have a decent shot at the world title.
"I'm not sure what my role will be at Worlds yet because our plan has not been discussed, but we have a very strong team with strong leaders and riders," Alaphilippe told Cyclingnews. "We have a good chance to win, whether it's a sprint or a breakaway.
"My classics period was very good. I was happy. Now this is another race and this is my first World Championship as a professional rider, so I will for sure try to make a result."
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The French team also includes sprinters Nacer Bouhanni and Arnaud Demare, and Tony Gallopin, Mickael Delage, Cyril Lemoine, Sebastian Minard, Julien Simon and Florian Vachon. It's a team of riders that could cover an array of race situations throughout the 260km race that features three short but steep climbs within the last four kilometre of each circuit.
"I really like the circuit, I rode it with the French team but the last five kilometres is very hard, otherwise, the rest is through the city with wide roads and a lot of corners. I think it is going to be fast.
"I really like the final, with the climbs and the narrow roads with cobbles, so it is going to be a really good final for a strong rider. After 260km you never know what might happen.
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