Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Alaphilippe set for comeback after two-month absence

Alaphilippe

Julian Alaphilippe will return from injury at Sunday’s French Championships. The 30-year-old suffered multiple fractures during April’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege. His team-mate Remco Evenepoel will also race this weekend. Double world road cycling champion Julian Alaphilippe will make his return after two months out injured at Sunday’s French Championships, his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team announced on Tuesday. … Read more

Mark Cavendish expected to skip Tour de France

France

After being selected for the Giro d’Italia by Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl, Britain’s Mark Cavendish is unlikely to return to the Tour de France. Cavendish, 36, equaled Eddy Merckx’s Tour de France record of 34 stage victories by winning four stages last year. Fabio Jakobsen, a Dutch sprinter, is slated to compete for the team at … Read more