Julian Alaphilippe, après sa 17e place sur la 1re étape du Giro : « Il m'en a manqué un peu »

julian alaphilippe, après sa 17e place sur la 1re étape du giro : « il m'en a manqué un peu »

Julian Alaphilippe s’est montré très lucide sur son niveau sur la course de samedi, à l’arrivée. (L. Bettini/Sprint Cycling Agency)

Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) a estimé qu’il était bien positionné dans le final de la 1re étape du Giro, ce samedi. Mais il lui a manqué un peu d’énergie en fin d’étape pour faire mieux que 17e.

Lucide, Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step), 17e de la première étape du Giro à 10 secondes du vainqueur du jour, Jhonatan Narvaez, a estimé avoir manqué de jambes ce samedi pour espérer mieux dans le final, malgré une bonne position dans le peloton.

«Â (Dans) le final, je savais que ça allait être tendu et explosif avec la dernière bosse, a-t-il expliqué au micro d’Eurosport. Je pense qu’on (l’équipe) a fait ce qu’on avait à faire. J’étais là où il fallait (être), avec la bonne position mais les jambes ont parlé et il m’en a manqué un peu. J’ai donné le maximum, j’avais la bonne position au début de la bosse donc je n’ai pas de regret. L’objectif était de basculer et de jouer la gagne, c’est ce que j’ai essayé de faire. »

Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Wanty), est, lui, revenu sur sa bonne performance ce samedi, lui qui s’est montré très actif à l’avant et est le premier leader du classement de la montagne : « Ce n’était pas forcément le plan que je sois dans l’échappée. On avait trois coureurs désignés pour être attentifs. Ç’a pris un peu de temps (à se mettre en place). Le petit jeune désigné, Dries De Pooter (21 ans)? a été bien vaillant mais il a peut-être un peu trop provoqué la chose. À un moment, il s’est fait surprendre donc j’ai sauté dans le coup pour être représenté parce qu’on avait l’idée de faire la course à bloc pour Bini (Biniam Girmay) mais on savait que ç’allait être très dur. (…) L’objectif, il est clairement assumé : c’est de gagner une étape sur le Giro, que ce soit pour moi ou, beaucoup plus, pour Bini. »

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