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  "description": "Julian Alaphilippe has been withdrawn from upcoming races including Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège for undisclosed or unclear health reasons having struggled in his favoured Ardennes Classics – he was unable to finish either Amstel Gold or La Flèche Wallonne which he's won three times.\n\n\"Julian Alaphilippe will unfortunately miss both Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Eshborn-Frankfurt due to medical reasons,\" his team Tudor Pro Cycling announced in an Instagram story 24 hours before Liège, where the two-",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-25T11:54:13.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Julian Alaphilippe has been withdrawn from upcoming races including Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège for undisclosed or unclear health reasons having struggled in his favoured Ardennes Classics – he was unable to finish either Amstel Gold or La Flèche Wallonne which he's won three times.\n\n\"Julian Alaphilippe will unfortunately miss both Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Eshborn-Frankfurt due to medical reasons,\" his team Tudor Pro Cycling announced in an Instagram story 24 hours before Liège, where the two-time world champion has finished runner-up twice. \"As a result, he will not be competing in the upcoming events in order to prioritize his health and ensure a full return to racing.\"\n\nWith these two races scrubbed, the Frenchman's next scheduled appearance is the Tour de France where he'd be expected to play a key role in Tudor's second outing at the premier Grand Tour.",
  "title": "Alaphilippe ruled out of Liège for medical reasons",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-25T11:54:14.868Z"
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