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Alaphilippe focuses on Ardennes

World Champion Julian Alaphilippe will focus on the Ardennes classics, particularly Liege-Bastogne-Liege, next year. The Frenchman will do this rather than splitting his goals between the Tour of Flanders and Liege, as he said it is hard to be at 100 per cent in both races.

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There will be seven possible sprint stages at the in 2022, it was revealed in November. The Giro route was announced a bit at a time,