Despite his bad luck with injuries, French cycling star Julian Alaphilippe will tackle the defence of his title at the World Cycling Championships in Wollongong, Australia, which begin on Sunday.
Alaphilippe crashed at the Vuelta
The 2020 and 2021 world champion is in the French squad, the federation announced. There was a big question mark behind Alaphilippe's start in the road race at the World Cycling Championships on 25 September after he had dislocated his shoulder at the Vuelta.
It was already the second serious injury this year. A crash in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège spring classic had cost him several months, as a result of which he was also Tour de France could not start.
