Romain Bardet believes a French Tour de France winner is near
Bardet says this year's Tour route is ideal for his abilities
Romain Bardet
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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Romain Bardet to skip Giro d'Italia to focus on Tour de France in 2019
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Romain Bardet takes aim at Giro and Tour de France double in 2019
French star will return to Paris-Nice before possible two pronged attack
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Romain Bardet wears retro style Ekoi Legende helmet at the Tour de France
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Three punctures and a 136kmh max speed: Romain Bardet uploads his ride on the Tour's cobble stage to Strava
Romain Bardet endured an epic day out on Sunday, suffering three punctures but still only losing seven seconds in a ride that he has now uploaded to Strava.
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Five talking points from stage nine of the Tour de France
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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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Factor releases limited edition Bardet and Champs Élysées O2 framesets
Frames and complete bikes as ridden by AG2R La Mondiale at the Tour
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Romain Bardet on Chris Froome: 'If I were him I would not consider starting the Tour de France'
The Frenchman says he would be 'ashamed' if he was linked to a case like Froome's salbutamol saga
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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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Romain Bardet could miss Ruta del Sol after 'embarrassing' injury at home
The Frenchman may have to change his pre-Tour build-up that was due to begin at the Spanish stage race, Ruta del Sol
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'We could have done without this': Romain Bardet on how Chris Froome case has damaged cycling
Romain Bardet has said that Chris Froome's AAF for high levels of salbutamol has hit the credibility of cycling, and that he hopes for a quick resolution.
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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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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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Romain Bardet to prepare for Tour de France cobbles by riding race with no cobbles
Romain Bardet will prepare for the cobbled stage of the Tour de France by riding Strade Bianche, which he thinks poses less of a risk than Paris-Roubaix.
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Romain Bardet: 'There's big expectations… but the Vuelta podium isn't a priority'
Frenchman Romain Bardet says he's focused on learning from two Grand Tours in one year and stage wins than an overall podium at the Vuelta a España
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Romain Bardet: 'I have no regrets. We rode an almost perfect race and we tried everything'
A dejected Romain Bardet said he had no regrets after clinging to his place on the Tour de France podium by one second in the decisive time trial.
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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: 'I have no regrets... I gave so much I thought I couldn't breathe after the finish'
Romain Bardet tried his best to distance Tour de France leader Chris Froome on the Col d'Izoard, but was unable to drop the defending champion
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Bardet critical of Urán for taking bonus seconds after lack of work on Tour de France stage 17
Romain Bardet says he'll stay true to his attacking style after being critical about Rigoberto Urán's tactic of hiding before sprinting for bonus seconds on the line
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'It's Romain Bardet's race to win' say Astana after Fabio Aru's time loss on the Galibier
Astana say those with good legs will have to attack on the Col d'Izoard finish on stage 18, and the best of them is Romain Bardet
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Romain Bardet offers apology to Chris Froome after yellow jersey booed by fans at Tour de France
Romain Bardet has offered an apology to Chris Froome on behalf of the fans who booed the yellow jersey on Sunday's Tour de France stage to Le Puy-en-Velay.
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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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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.
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How Romain Bardet improved his climbing: team reveals vast altitude training gains
Ag2r team study shows gains in Romain Bardet's power profile after post-altitude training camp testing
