Battered Alaphilippe eyes world title hat-trick with mixed feelings
The French rider, who suffered his second bad crash of the year on the Vuelta on August 31, said he was unsure about his fitness and also ambivalent about whether he needed to win the road race title on Sunday to keep wearing the world champion's rainbow jersey in races for a third year. "I'm coming in with a lot of motivation, pretty relaxed," he said at the pre-race press conference in Wollongong. "I'm not in the best condition, that's for sure. The last time I was in a race, I got injured. One more time, almost one too many. Читать дальше...