Julian Alaphilippe will miss the Tour de France in order to focus on his preparation for the road race at the Paris 2024 Olympics and so not support Remco Evenepoel as the Belgian targets overall victory.
Following Alaphilippe’s stirring victory at Fano on the Giro d’Italia, it was reported that the two-time world champion was part of Soudal-QuickStep’s twelve-man long list for the Tour. Manager Patrick Lefevere has told L’Équipe that he discussed Tour participation with Alaphilippe that evening but the Frenchman indicated his preference to miss the race and build towards a home Olympics.
