Road racing is a team sport but it’s always good to have a winning strategy. In Sunday’s men’s Road Race World Championship, Belgium may have had the best rider in Wout van Aert but the French had the best strategy, enabling the exciting Julian Alaphilippe…
The Astana rider already finished second at the 2016 Amstel Gold Race and didn’t want to repeat the experience this year. He made the key move with just over 2km left, breaking away from the leading group of eight riders despite the fact that it…