'We don't want to keep racing this way': Romain Bardet finishes tough first week in hometown at Tour de France 2019

The French hopeful made a short-lived attack on familiar roads

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Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale) ended Tour de France stage nine in Brioude with applause from his family and hope for the weeks to come.

Racing on Bastille Day to his hometown, Bardet attacked to try to turn around his Tour after a tough first week. He sits 2-27 minutes down from virtual classification leader Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ).

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