October 4, 2020. “Hits a bit too close to home”
Julian Alaphilippe’s first race as World Champion was a disaster. Thinking he’d won Liege-Bastogne-Liege, he sat up to celebrate, only to have Primoz Roglic inch past him at the finish line. And then he was relegated to the back of the lead group anyway. Just like somebody who graduated in February right in time for the entire world to shut down due to a pandemic.