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The Tour de France launches the Vendée on Saturday with real French ambitions
The Tour de France is starting this Saturday in the Vendée with real French ambitions. Only Romain Bardet nurtures the aim of the Yellow Jersey, which has been calling for a flawless investment for many months from the leader of AG2R La Mondiale. Warren Barguil turns away from the general standings, with the idea of shining again in the mountains and keep his red polka dot jersey. Faced with the sprint of the sprint, Arnaud Démare he will realize the double stage-jersey yellow Saturday in Fontenay-le-Comte to launch this 105th edition of the best ways for the French? In a role of puncher, Julian Alaphilippe is also a formidable stage hunter, from Brittany. Finally, Lilian Calmejane has already experienced this joy last year, Les Rousses, for his first participation. It only thinks of repeating this result.
Romain Bardet: repetition of the general
"We are seven, began Vincent Lavenu, manager of AG2R La Mondiale, during the traditional press conference of pre-Tour. Tony Gallopin is doing a test. A rider is waiting, ready to jump: Cyril Gautier. " The test was conclusive, even if Gallopin feels an embarrbadment to the ribs after his fall, Sunday, at the French Championship in Mantes-la-Jolie. The Essonnien will have an important role to play alongside Romain Bardet: in the team time trial in Cholet, on the cobblestones stage up to Roubaix, in the flat stages and in the first part of the pbades. Precisely, Bardet rolled on the sectors of the North Wednesday and on the route of the chrono this Friday. He was all smiles Thursday against the media. "This is my sixth tour (since 2013) I have never been so well surrounded. I am very careful, very humble vis-à-vis the competition that I find denser than ever. I still have a walk (after his 2nd and 3rd places in 2016 and 2017) yes, but a big step. "
He divided the Tour into three blocks: the first week to the North , the second in the Alps, the third in the Pyrenees. "The first is filled with traps, it will keep …
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