(FILES) QuickStep - AlphaVinyl French rider Julian Alaphilippe (L) falls during the 16th one-day classic cycling race Strade Bianche (White Roads), 184 km between Siena and Siena, in Italy, on March 5, 2022. French cyclist Julian Alaphilippe, a two-time world champion and winner of MilanSanremo, is set to retire at the age of 34, according to reports on August 20, 2026 evening, including in the daily sports newspaper L'Equipe. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP via Getty Images)