Bardet wants to abolish ears and pleads for small teams in big rounds Now

Romain Bardet thinks it should be forbidden to communicate with the ears in the bunch. The French also pleads for smaller teams in the three major cycling races

"A world without ears would be particularly beneficial," said Bardet during an interview with Cyclingnews during the course of his team AG2R La Mondiale in the Alps

"The riders must then take more responsibility, it would improve their tactical ingenuity and their awareness and they should be more alert during the race, and I think it will only improve them they do not receive information. "

The ASO had already made a proposal for ear suppression, but could at the time rely on few supporters. The organizers of the Tour de France heard Tom Dumoulin and now also Bardet.

"The real concern is the predictability of the race," says rider AG2R La Mondiale. "Situations like Sky could win the Tour with almost every rider, the competition organizations just want to prevent it."

"Oortjes makes you a lot more passive"

Bardet thinks that cycling is becoming more appealing because of the ban on the ears. "Ears make you a lot more passive and it's often important to know that you need to be well positioned for 180 runners to want to drive ahead and the risk of falling is increasing."

Previously, the ASO had also proposed to remove the electricity meter. Bardet doubts that the right solution is to make sport more attractive to the public.

"I'm not sure," says number two of the Tour de France in 2016. "It's not bad to leave them, but I do not think it's the magic solution." [19659010] Bardet pleads for the reduction of the teams in the big races

He sees a solution in the subsequent reduction of the teams in the big teams. Last year, the UCI International Cycling Union decided to reduce from nine to eight the number of teams of the Tour, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España

" Let's go even further, "said Bardet. "It would quickly put the teams in danger, maybe it's a bit extreme for the Tour, but it's the sport that can be difficult."

"If you come back from eight to six riders, the pace is not always constant high," he explains. "I think this leaves less room for control, which would increase the attractiveness of the sport."