(Reuters) - Julian Alaphilippe insisted on Sunday that he would not be riding for the overall victory on the Tour de France after taking the yellow jersey -- but his rivals could be forgiven for not believing him. Alaphilippe, a one-day race specialist, has other objectives after the Tour de France in a season that has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 crisis. "It's always special to be in yellow and I will defend the jersey, but I didn't come here to win the Tour de France," Alaphilippe told a news conference after taking his fifth Tour victory following one of his trademark brutal attacks. "I've been feeling better and better lately and I really wanted to take a stage win here. "My goal was to win a stage and now everything that comes will be a bonus."

Source: The Star August 30, 2020 18:22 UTC