Worlds Week: Breaking Down a Beautiful, Yet Brutal, Road Race

The Men's road race world championship sparkled amongst the Flandrian landscape and produced one of the best one-day races in modern cycling

Julian Alaphilippe won his second-consecutive World Championship Road Race title on the streets of Leuven with a solo attack that beautifully balanced raw power, effortless skill, and most importantly, tactical prowess, throughout the difficult race. The performance by the defending champion left the impression that the chasing group, led home by the Ne…