IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) - Even when he was wearing the Tour de France's yellow jersey, Julian Alaphilippe was already thinking of winning the world title -- and he felt that achieving the feat on Sunday was the pinnacle of his career.
The 28-year-old, the first Frenchman to claim the road race rainbow jersey since Laurent Brochard in 1997, attacked near the top of the last climb, the Cima Gallisterna 12km from the finish, and raced away to complete a perfectly-executed plan.
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