Romain Bardet
Nationality: French
Date of birth: 9 November 1990
Height: 185cm
Weight: 65kg
Team: AG2R La Mondiale
Twitter: @Romainbardet
Bardet is one of France's greatest hopes for a French grand tour win. He has finished on the TdF podium twice, with a 2nd in 2016 and a 3rd in 2017.
A much touted "new hope" for French cycling, Romain Bardet's career has been under scrutiny ever since finishing sixth in his second ever Tour de France in 2014, where he also won the award for most combative rider. The young rider solidified his will to attack with a stage victory in the 2015 edition where he soloed his way to victory on stage 18 with some impeccable descending. His title of the next French Tour de France hope were secured even more after finishing second in the 2016 iteration behind Chris Froome.
A strong climber, Bardet can go toe to toe with the likes of Quintana and Froome when the gradient starts to ramp. However, the AG2R La Mondiale rider will need to up his time trialling if he is to succeed against the likes of future GC contenders like Tom Dumoulin and Bob Jungels.
Bardet turned pro in 2012 and has ridden for AG2R La Mondiale since. Significant wins include stage wins in the TdF, podiums in Strade Bianche, Critérium du Dauphiné and Liége-Bastogne-Liége.
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'It's not worth risking his long term health': DSM-Firmenich withdraw concussed Romain Bardet from Tour de France
DSM-Firmenich enact their concussion protocol to withdraw the Frenchman from the race
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CW Live: Romain Bardet to lead Team DSM at Tour de France; Mark Cavendish robbery accused 'learning to walk again'; Van der Poel reveals his road racing schedule & Extinction Rebellion plan to target Tour Down Under
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‘You never know in the Tour’ - Romain Bardet fearless as he lines up Tour de France GC bid
The 32-year-old is ready to play the tactical game this July
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'GC is not the goal' — Romain Bardet and DSM will hunt stage wins at the Tour de France
Frenchman returns to home Grand Tour for the first time since 2020 next month
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Romain Bardet is heading back to the Tour de France for the first time since 2020
Frenchman will return to his home Grand Tour with Team DSM after leaving the Giro d'Italia early due to illness
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'It's horrible for us. He is a great champion' — Team DSM react to Romain Bardet leaving Giro d'Italia
Frenchman forced to leave race after falling ill
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Bad day for Bardet as illness rules Romain out of the Giro d'Italia
Frenchman was flying high in 4th on general classification
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Romain Bardet sees himself, Mikel Landa and Richard Carapaz as maybe the 'three best' at the Giro d'Italia
Team DSM's Frenchman sits in third overall on second rest day
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Romain Bardet says leaving DSM riders' comments 'not easy to understand' after 'Soviet regime' remarks
Multiple riders have broken their contracts over the years with an unnamed rider calling it a "Soviet regime"
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Romain Bardet resurgent as he wins summit finish stage 14 of Vuelta a España
The Frenchman took the victory from the day's breakaway
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Vuelta a España 2021: Romain Bardet out of GC after heavy crash on stage five
The Frenchman was well placed and was looking in good form heading into the mountains
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Romain Bardet solos to first victory in three years
The Frenchman attacked away on the final climb of the Picón Blanco and held on to the finish despite crash on descent
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Who will lead the men’s French Olympic squad? Romain Bardet joins Julian Alaphilippe in skipping Tokyo Games
Both riders said they prefer to focus on other goals this season
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'The war is far from over' at the Giro d'Italia 2021, according to Romain Bardet
The French rider looks to be set for a big push towards the podium spots in the final week of the race
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Giro d'Italia 2021: Romain Bardet 'didn't realise' he finished second behind Egan Bernal
The Frenchman put in a strong performance on the final climb and descent of stage 16 to move up in the overall standings
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Romain Bardet confirmed for Mont Ventoux one-day race
The French star will take on one of cycling’s most iconic climbs on Monday June 17
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Chris Froome vs Romain Bardet vs Rigoberto Uran: who will win the 2017 Tour de France?
Chris Froome, Romain Bardet, and Rigoberto Uran will battle it out for the Tour de France yellow jersey in Marseille, but who will emerge victorious?
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Romain Bardet will join Sunweb, team confirms
Romain Bardet will officially be joining Sunweb in 2021, the team have confirmed in a slightly unusual announcement.
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Pro bike: Romain Bardet's Factor O2 (video)
We take a closer look at Frenchman Romain Bardet's Factor O2, the bike he's been riding on in 2017
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Romain Bardet to skip Giro d'Italia to focus on Tour de France in 2019
The Frenchman has never ridden the Giro in his career, but says the Tour route suits him better
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'It's pure cycling': Romain Bardet and Wout van Aert flourish on Strade Bianche debuts
The debutants finished second and third respectively in an attacking display at Strade Bianche 2018
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'There is not a moment he can relax': Ag2r La Mondiale promise to keep attacking Chris Froome
AG2R La Mondiale were responsible for the ferocious pace that split the peloton and briefly distance Chris Froome who had an untimely puncture
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Romain Bardet pulls out of Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge with injury
The AG2R La Mondiale rider fell on the first day of the Route d'Occitanie last week
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Romain Bardet to lead Ag2r La Mondiale at Tour de France as French team announce squad
The Frenchman's chances of victory will be bolstered by the absence of both Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin
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Tom Dumoulin left disappointed after mechanical costs him time on Tour de France stage six
The Dutchman collided with Romain Bardet, with both riders losing time as they chased on to the lead group
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Romain Bardet admits Tour of Oman Queen stage was 'a day to forget'
Romain Bardet admitted that stage five of the Tour of Oman "was a day to forget" as a crash hindered his efforts to move into the general classification lead.
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Five talking points from stage nine of the Tour de France
Analysis from a thrilling ninth day as the Tour raced along the famous cobbles to Roubaix
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Ag2r La Mondiale team unveil new 2018 kit - and the brown shorts are still there
Jersey gets a reworking with bold brown, white and blue panels... and the trademark Ag2r brown shorts remain
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Eight Strava KOMs, one Tour de France stage win: Romain Bardet uploads incredible stage 12 ride
Stage 12 of the Tour de France saw Romain Bardet take a victory and now we get a chance to see some of the details of his ride after he posted it on Strava.
