Tour de France 2019: Julian Alaphilippe takes yellow jersey after storming to state three win

Julian Alaphilippe claimed the yellow jersey from Mike Teunissen after a late solo charge saw him win stage three of the Tour de France.

In the first stage of this year’s tour to be finish in France following the Grand Depart in Belgium, Alaphilippe on Monday became the first French rider to secure the yellow jersey since Tony Gallopin in 2014.

Alaphilippe’s win came in dramatic fashion at the end of the 215-kilometer ride from Binche to Epernay that concluded with a series of hills.

The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider went clear after the ascent of Cote de Mutigny, holding off the peloton over the final 15km to go over the line 26 seconds clear of Michael Matthews.

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