How far can Alaphilippe go in the Tour de France lead?

Julian Alaphilippe in yellow

Julian Alaphilippe in yellow (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Stage 5 of the Tour de France was a case of another day down and another in the yellow jersey for Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep). After wearing the maillot jaune from Reims in the north to Colmar at the German border, two days in yellow makes him now the second-longest tenured Frenchman in the jersey since 2001.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.