Alaphilippe says he's 'not so great' ahead of Paris-Nice

ZIPAQUIR COLOMBIA FEBRUARY 15 Start Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck Quick Step during the 3rd Tour of Colombia 2020 Stage 5 a 1805km stage from Paipa to Zipaquir TourColombiaUCI TourColombia2020 on February 15 2020 in Zipaquir Colombia Photo by Maximiliano BlancoGetty Images
Julian Alaphilippe at the Tour Colombia 2.1 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

With less than a week to go until Paris-Nice,Julian Alaphilippe has admitted that he's behind schedule heading into his first major goal of the 2020 season. 

The Deceuninck-QuickStep rider returned to racing after the Tour Colombia 2.1 at the weekend, heading to south-eastern France for a pair of one-day races, but struggled to be competitive on both days.

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