Withdrawn in terms of results, Peter Sagan has not lost the sense of spectacle of his great years. Guest of the Stade 2 program on Sunday after the 15th stage of the Tour de France, the Slovak rider (32) left a note with Marion Rousse before leaving. “I have a thing for Marion. It stays between us, ”he slipped, enigmatic. Obviously, the message in question did not remain secret for very long. It was actually intended for Julian Alaphilippe, the companion of the consultant of France Télévisions.
“Please can you tell Julian how much I miss him on this Tour de France. Thank you very much, ”wrote the TotalEnergies rider, seven-time winner of the green jersey on the Grande Boucle.
Long injured after his serious fall during Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April, the French world champion was not selected for his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team on this edition. Back in competition at the end of June, Alaphilippe is perfecting his condition for the Tour of Spain, which will start from Utrecht (Netherlands) on August 19.