“Like an idiot, I raised my hands”, from his false victory to his dislocated shoulder, Alaphilippe recounts his hassle day

Third this Sunday during the 15th stage of the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe lifted his arms when the finish line is thinking that he won. For example, A hiccup that ends a very eventful day for the French. Moreover, between a fall where he almost abandoned and “good legs” in the breakaway.

The emotional elevator for the double world champion. Moreover, During the 15th stage of the Tour de France this Sunday. However, Julian Alaphilippe believed that he had crossed the finish line first in Carcassonne, not having heard of the lonely raid of Tim Wellens and the counterattack of Victor Campenaerts, both arrived before him.

“The radio did not work. Nevertheless, that’s why he thought he was first,” clarified Raphaël Meyer, general manager of the Swiss team Tudor, a few moments after the arrival.

What the main interested party confirmed “like idiot, i raised my about twenty minutes later: “Unfortunately, the radio no longer worked. Like an idiot, I raised my hands, but there were guys in front.”

“Good legs”. a sprint despite a dislocated shoulder – "like idiot, i raised my

A disappointment for the old yellow jersey on the Tour, symbol of a day of galley. Because the 33 -year -old Frenchman. quite behind since the start of this large loop, had started this stage very badly by falling less than 15 kilometers after the departure of Muret. A fall in the middle of the peloton where the darling of the public dislocated his shoulder. according to the first findings of his team, confirmed by a radio.

“There was the fall at the start of the race, he had pain in the shoulder. He then learned that it was a dislocation of the shoulder,” said Raphaël Meyer.

Julian Alaphilippe even confided that she had recovered the shoulder. “I remembered “like idiot, i raised my how they had done in the past in the hospital. I managed to put it back,” he said to journalists. Before adding: “Within 30 seconds that followed the fall, I thought it was over for me.”

Its presence in the good breakaway of the day thanks to “good legs” is therefore all the more remarkable. And what about his sprint. where he managed to jump on the line the old sprinter Wout Van Aert – more in difficulty this season and perhaps not thoroughly for a third place – and the French Axel Laurence.

Enough to see positive for the last week of the Tour where it feels “better and better physically”. Perhaps he will raise his arms on Saturday in Pontarlier on a stage that suits him. and this time for first place.