Alaphilippe and Evenepoel combine for perfect lead out at Itzulia

Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel celebrate after the pair combined to take stage 2 victory in Viana
Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel celebrate after the pair combined to take stage 2 victory in Viana (Image credit: Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images)

It was another successful QuickStep-AlphaVinyl lead out on stage 2 of Itzulia Basque Country, but not as we know it.

Rather than Michael Mørkøv leading Fabio Jakobsen or Mark Cavendish to victory, this time it was world champion Julian Alaphilippe scoring his first of the year having been led out by the team's GC leader Remco Evenepoel.

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