Julian Alaphilippe est de retour en Australie et face à la presse avant le départ du Tour Down Under
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00:00 Hi everyone. Yes, I have a lot of good memories from my first participation here.
00:09 For my program, I think it was also a good idea to change a bit my first part of the season.
00:18 So I'm happy to start here. It feels special to be here again, 10 years after.
00:25 I hope the legs will be better. It's always special to start the season here with the heat.
00:35 The atmosphere is really different than in Europe, so I really enjoy being here and looking forward to the race.
00:53 For sure, the last 10 years was fast.
00:58 I remember I came here and I asked a lot of questions to the guys who were more experienced.
01:08 Now the young guys come in my room to ask me some advice.
01:14 It's strange, but I really like it. We have a good team to enjoy the race and try to win something.
01:26 Even if we don't have any pressure now, because the women won the race.
01:33 That's nice and we were happy for them. We want to enjoy the race.
01:40 How do you rate Luke and the other Australian riders?
01:45 Of course, Luke is one of the favourites.
01:50 We know that the Australian riders are in good shape.
01:55 When we come here, we know that.
01:59 He's used to riding in the heat and I think he's in good shape.
02:04 It's just that he won the national championship.
02:09 We will try to do our best and enjoy the race.
02:14 Do you see yourself as one of the favourites?
02:21 I have no idea.
02:24 I don't know about the favourites, but I'm sure I'm motivated to do my best.
02:29 You never know how you feel during the first race of the season.
02:35 It will be the first big effort.
02:38 Like I said, with the heat, you have to be careful.
02:43 I think it's an important year for me to try to come back on my best level.
02:50 I will give my best. I have no stress. I just want to enjoy it.
02:56 How do you feel ahead of this season?
02:59 It's a big year for you to get back to the Julian Alaphilippe that we've all come to admire.
03:07 I feel good. I feel relaxed.
03:10 I had an easy winter without any problems.
03:14 I didn't train too hard.
03:17 I'm also in not too bad shape.
03:21 I feel really ready to race. I hope to improve my shape for the next few months.
03:32 It will be important for us in Belgium, but we are focused on here first.
03:38 I think it's a beautiful race to start the season.
03:42 I wonder, when you're racing, is the entertainment something that's in the back of your mind?
03:52 Or are you only concentrated and focused on the win?
03:56 Does that make sense? I'm just curious how you approach it.
04:01 I think it's a mix of the two reasons.
04:05 I'm a little bit of an active person.
04:12 It's sometimes boring to race.
04:19 Of course, you need to have good legs to enjoy the race and to make some movement.
04:27 This is also why I didn't really enjoy the last two years.
04:33 My shape wasn't like I really wanted.
04:37 I didn't really do what I like on the bike.
04:43 But at the end, you always try to win the race.
04:51 In this way, it was easier to win the race when I attacked.
05:04 Because you always have to follow.
05:08 I don't know the word in English.
05:11 I want you to say it.
05:13 Get bored.
05:14 For example, I won Milan-San Remo, but it's the race I don't enjoy.
05:22 Because it's one of my biggest victories.
05:27 I was so happy to win the Monument of San Remo.
05:32 But San Remo is a special race.
05:35 300 kilometres, the breakaway, you go really early in the race.
05:39 After you do six hours, you just have to think about the podium.
05:45 I'm surprised now.
05:48 You know what I mean?
05:52 I don't say it's boring, but I enjoy the race more when something happens.
06:00 For example, here we have a beautiful week of racing ahead of us.
06:08 It's a short stage.
06:10 That's good.
06:12 Like Svart said, a lot of things can happen with the wind, the climb and the heat.
06:19 I think this is something that makes cycling what I enjoy.
06:26 It's pure racing.
06:28 This is what I like in cycling.
06:32 When you're at the front, you seem to be smiling. When you're in the pack, you're bored.
06:38 I did the first ten laps behind, and I go directly in the front.
06:44 Thank you.
06:47 Thank you.