2023-07-19 23:24:39
The scene takes place some time after the arrival of the so difficult 17th stage of the Tour de France this Wednesday. In front of the bus of his Soudal-Quick-Step team, Julian Alaphilippe agrees to pose for young people who come to ask him for a photo. When leaving, the photographer launches a “Thank you Alain! », Taken up by children with whom the French runner has just posed. The double world champion then burst out laughing. A scene relayed by his team on his Twitter account.
These two teenagers weren’t really wrong. Since last year, a popular wave has carried Alain… Philippe, this imaginary runner, popularized since last year by the FFLose, the twitter account with 372,000 subscribers which also closely follows the career of Thibaut Pinot.
Born of a joke, the phenomenon was taken up en masse and since then the signs of encouragement to Alain Philippe have not ceased to appear on the side of the roads.
This giggle will remain a good time for Julian Alaphilippe at the heart of a Tour where he has so far not had the legs to hope for stage success.
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