"The final victory seems compromised" for Romain Bardet

Sunday, July 22, the 15th stage of the Tour de France connects Millau to Carcbadonne on a course of 181.5 kilometers still favorable to the attackers, on the eve of the second day of rest. After a difficult stage, Saturday, July 21, where the leader of the team AG2R-La Mondiale lost a few more seconds on his rivals, what can we still hope for Romain Bardet? This is the question that our consultant Thomas Voeckler asks before this 15th stage.

Accumulating another few seconds behind his competitors, does Romain Bardet meet the expectations placed on him? "He did not disappoint me, we can not be disappointed when we see the stage of Alpe d'Huez that made us" Thomas Vockler recalls. "He's just breaking up, he's not coming very far, he's already more than three minutes in the general standings, so if he's going to overturn the Round, it's not going to be 5-6 seconds, like he lost yesterday [samedi 21 juillet]. "

At the 14th stage of the race, between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Mende, French cyclist Romain Bardet stalled in a climb of three kilometers. "It's not rebaduring, but Chris Froome took a few lengths too" explains our consultant. And to recall: "it is not what he prefers the climbs of three kilometers, he prefers the efforts, he is a resistant runner."

Our consultant Thomas Voeckler concedes : "we expected to see Romain Bardet a better place at this stage of the competition" without forgetting that his team, AG2R-La Mondiale "was not spared by the bad luck since the beginning of the Tour de France. "

From now on, the eyes are turned towards the Pyrenees. "On the side of AG2R-La Mondiale, we remain optimistic" launches Thomas Voeckler about a possible recovery of Romain Bardet in the general clbadification. "But we also know what the Tour de France is: in terms of time, it has 4 riders in front of it, with a significant time."

For Thomas Voeckler, Romain Bardet can still hope win stages and get on the podium. Which, because of the experience of the Sky team and its main competitors, would be a great feat. "The final victory seems compromised" Thomas Voeckler explains. And to conclude "After, in the bike, it can always happen many things."