ULTIM’ORA: Non è Pogacar né Van Aert, ma è stato Julian Alaphilippe a creare la sorpresa vincendo il GP Québec. Dopo la sua vittoria, Julian Alaphilippe ha rilasciato dichiarazioni che hanno suscitato vive polemiche, tanto che Pogacar non è riuscito a mantenere la calma e ha risposto immediatamente… 👇👇

In uno scenario degno di un thriller ciclistico, Julian Alaphilippe ha creato l’impresa inaspettata vincendo il Prix Cycling del Quebec questo venerdì 12 settembre 2025, davanti a Pavel Sivakov e Alberto Bettiol in una finale di solitaria mozzafiato. Né Tadej Pogačar, il prodigio sloveno è imbattuto per mesi, né Wout Van Aert, il Punker belga in gran forma, non ha potuto contrastare il francese 33 -year -ld, che firma quindi la sua prima vittoria mondiale della stagione con Tudor Pro Cycling Team. Tempo totale: 5:04:32 “. Un rinascimento per l’ex doppio campione del mondo, che non aveva sollevato le braccia da una fase del Giro 2024. Ma dietro questa gioia, le parole di Alaphilippe accese passioni, causando una replica immediata e furiosa di Pogačar, incapace di nascondere la sua frustrazione.

La gara, contestata oltre 18 giri di un circuito urbano di 12,6 km tra cui la Côte de la Montagne (8,8 % oltre 600 m), era un vero puzzle tattico. Dai primi chilometri, un gruppo di fughe ha impiegato più di sei minuti, prima che Tudor prendesse il controllo per indurire la gara. 80 km dal traguardo, Alaphilippe si unì a un gruppo di sei con Sivakov (Emirates-xrg degli Emirati Arabi Uniti), Bettiolo (XDS Astana), Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) e altri. Lì, il “pirata” gioca la carta dell’economia energetica, rifiutando i relè nonostante l’aspetto omicida dei suoi compagni. “Avevo l’ordine del mio DS per mantenere la maggior forza possibile. Stavo cavalcando contro la mia natura di un aggressore, ma era tattico”, ammette post-corso. Durante l’ultima ascesa, esplose il gruppo con un colpo renale vintage, resistente da solo sul falso piatto finale.

Pogačar, tornando alla competizione dopo il suo dominio al Tour de France 2025 (quarta vittoria), ha provato di tutto: più attacchi alle torri finali, una delle quali è 13 km dal goal, ma bloccato nel peloton 26 secondi dal podio (29 ° posto), il suo giorno peggiore in un giorno dal 2022. Van Aert, per la sua parte, è stato neutralizzato nel malato. Alaphilippe, euforico, poi lascia andare la bomba in una conferenza stampa: “Pogačar? È forte, ma oggi ha corso per il suo compagno di squadra Sivakov e non per se stesso. Ecco come voliamo le vittorie alle preferite con l’astuzia, non solo Watts!” Queste parole a metà marina, implicando una velata critica alla strategia degli Emirati Arabi Uniti, accusando implicitamente Pogačar di aver “sacrificato” la sua possibilità di promuovere il suo compagno di squadra francese.

La replica di Pogačar non è lunga a venire. Nella zona mista, lo sloveno, una faccia tesa, si bilancia: “Julian parla molto per qualcuno che ha nascosto 70 km nella fuga senza rotolare. È facile vincere quando approfitti degli altri. Non ho bisogno di astuzia per dominare – lo faccio!” Un picco che fa eco ai rimproveri di Hermans (“Non ha lavorato molto e si è nascosto bene”) e accende le reti: #Alaphilippevspogacar accumula già 2 milioni di visualizzazioni su X in poche ore. I fan sono divisi: da un lato, ammirazione per il “numero roublard” di Alaphilippe, dall’altro, la furia dei sostenitori di Pogačar, che vedono un insulto all’etica dello sport.

Questo Guéguerre rilancia la rivalità franco-slovenica, già elettrica dai mondi del 2021 in cui Alaphilippe aveva disegnato Pogačar nello sprint. Per Tudor, questo è un immenso impulso morale: la prima vittoria per la squadra svizzera e Alaphilippe, sotto contratto fino al 2027, mostra che non è finito nonostante una stagione bianca finora. Pogačar mira a vendetta domenica a GP Montreal, un percorso più ripido (2.700 m d+) tagliato per i suoi talenti di scalatore. “Voglio pungere per i mondi in Ruanda”, avverte, promettendo un picco di forma. Van Aert, in silenzio al momento, poteva interpretare gli arbitri in questo duello di Titani.

Questo scontro verbale trascende lo sport: mette in discussione i limiti tra tattiche e “roublardise”. Alaphilippe, con il suo brio trovato, ha attraversato la linea? Pogačar, re indiscusso, tollererà questa umiliazione? Il ciclismo mondiale trattiene il respiro davanti a Montreal. Una cosa è certa: questa controversia aumenta l’interesse per i classici canadesi e le sfide per i campionati del mondo non sono mai state così bruciate.

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