(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of file pictures made on September 26, 2021, shows, France's Julian Alaphilippe crossing the finish line to win the men's elite cycling road races of, at left, the 2020 UCI Road World Championships on September 27, 2020, Imola, Italy, and, at right, the 2021 UCI Road World Championships on September 26, 2021, in Leuven, Belgium. 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 sports daily newspaper L'Equipe. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO and Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP via Getty Images)