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The 2017 season was a breakthrough year for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Julian Alaphilippe with a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a Espana stage win and Milan-San Remo and Il Lombardia podiums. It wasn&rsq🔴uo;t all plain sailing for the Frenchman after a knee injury saw him miss thrওee major targets - the Ardennes, Tour of California and the Tour de France.

After overcoming his knee injury during the summer, Alaphilippe enjoyed a strong finale to the year with his Vuelta win, 10th at Worlds, and secꦗond at Il Lombardia. 🦋Fourth overall and the young rider jersey at the Tour of Guangxi capped it all off and helped to erase some of the painful memories from the spring.

"In the end it was a really nice experience," Alaphilippe told Cyclingnews after collecting his final white jersey of the race. "We had a really great week with the team. Fernando [ed. Gavi𝓡ria] was incredible, and we did a great job altogether, and voila, at the end it was a really great week. I am happy to finish the season in this way, and I am already looking forward to next season."

As well as a personal success for Alaphilippe - fourth place on the Queen stage to Nogla sealed his overall position - 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Quick-Step Floors also cleaned up in the stages. Gaviria won four of the five stages and was a narrow seꦆcond on another. While the Colombian hesitated in stating whether he'll be a returning rider for future editions of the race, Alaphilippe was full of praise for the inaugural event.

"It is a good race for me, a one-week stage race like this, which is hard but not so hard. I finished fou🌠rth in the GC and I think I can come back and expect a better rဣesult," he said.

Alaphilippe was also the main attraction for the large crowds at the conclusion of each stage. A regular feature of the podium celebrations to🔴 collect the young rider jersey, Alaphil𓆉ippe was loudly cheered each time the race announcers introduced him as 'Julian Alaphilippo' in Chinese.

With his third top-five WorldTour race rꦦesult in the pocket for 2017, and his third young rider prize after Abu Dhabi Tour and Paris-Nice, and the Chinese fans on his side, Alaphilippe will now take a break before recharging for 2018.

"I will take time for a holiday, and we will see after. I don't think abou🍨t tomorrow now," he said in conclusion.

Guangxi rounded off a superb run of form for Ala🌸philippe that started back at the Vuelta a Espana in August. With his results in China, he has laid the platform for a big 2018 with the added benefit of the 'Alaphilippo' Chinese supporters club to cheer him on.