IMOLA 2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROAD RACE RESULTS

Alaphilippe wins world road race title

Road World Championships Imola 2020 - Men Elite Road Race - Imola - Julian Alaphilippe (FRA - Deceuninck - Quick Step)

France’s Julian Alaphilippe won the men’s world road race title at Imola on Sunday. Alaphilippe crossed the line ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert and Swiss Marc Hirschi after more than six and a half hours in the saddle in the 160-mile race through the hills of Romagna, Italy.

The 28-year-old became the first French rider to claim the world title since Laurent Brochard in 1997. Alaphilippe attacked on top of the final climb less than 12km from the finish line for a solo ride home, 24 seconds ahead of his rivals at the Imola racetrack.

2020 ROAD RACE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

1	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	France	6:38:34
2	VAN AERT Wout	Belgium	0:24
3	HIRSCHI Marc	Switzerland	,,
4	KWIATKOWSKI Michał	Poland	,,
5	FUGLSANG Jakob	Denmark	,,
6	ROGLIČ Primož	Slovenia	,,
7	MATTHEWS Michael	Australia	0:53
8	VALVERDE Alejandro	Spain	,,
9	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	Germany	,,
10	CARUSO Damiano	Italy	,,

Road World Championships Imola 2020 – Men Road Race – Imola – Julian Alaphilippe (France) – Wout Van Aert (Belgium) – Marc Hirschi (Switzerland)

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