Christophe Laporte is coming off the best year of his career and shone at the Canadian WorldTour races, in service of Wout van Aert. Alaphilippe was quickly back on the bike, but it was another setback for a man racing against time to get into his best shape. He didn't race for three months following the late April incident.įalling on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España and abandoning with a dislocated shoulder was another blow. However, a crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège blighted his season, suffering a collapsed lung, fractured shoulder blade and broken ribs. He should excel on the climb and descent of Mount Pleasant, which defines the Wollongong city circuit. Julian Alaphilippe needs little introduction: he's the defending champion, a swaggering puncheur with the looks of a medieval troubadour. Alaphilippe won number two in Leuven – can he take a third rainbow jersey in Wollongong? (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
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