Very smart racing today. Hope he's got something left for the Alpe
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Romain Bardet can podium this race. his confidence is high after today. He needs to take more time on Geraint.
A podium would be a hell of a comeback after some difficult years !
Would be well deserved for a great rider !
Would be well deserved for a great rider !
Still a pity that he had to DNF the Giro. Would have been one if not the best climber there probably. But also happy that he did such a great build up for the Tour. Thats not always easy when the initial plan was different.
This is Romain at his best level since 2016. Very happy to see him climbing so well
He's like the French Pinot.
12 Stages and Alps done… And Bardet only 13 seconds behind Pogi in GC. That is a very strong performance from Bardet… He is one of the riders who love riding for DSM. Great for rider and team… 
Give him a rainy day in the Pyrenees and he's got a real shot at the podium.
He said he overheated on the Alpe yesterday, but still finished strong.
He said he overheated on the Alpe yesterday, but still finished strong.
I was hoping for more after Romain's early season and having to DNF at Il Giro, a bike race that he could have podium-ed. Karma could have been kinder to him. Still, Bardet fought hard like he always does. Pas mal Romain...
He said today Pogacar aceleration is harder than Froome times...yes, Pogacar is much more explosive , especially for medium mountain stages, and I think he talks about the Tour he was podium, when Froome wasnt stronger than Urán..or even his team mate Landa. If he has so good numbers, he could drop Pogacar as he did this last Tour at Galibier stage. He is not going to follow him an aceleration at Eze climb,nor to Evenepoel...but he has not to desperate for that.
Too bad! I liked the move, misfortune, and Romain tried again, went for broke...Respect to Romain Bardet, He wasn't going to be a spectator today.
I love Romain Bardet a class act and a class human being. Chapeaux!
It's a long, hard race and he knows it. That MvP had difficulty responding says it all.
I’ll just give him one hat, but agreed. I think he’s suggested that this could be his last year, too.
He's a great rider, a real fighter and a thinker, who can stop racing when one needs help in the woods. Two hats.
He’s very thoughtful and seems really grounded in every interview I’ve read with him. He’s also got nothing but good things to say about DSM, which appears to make him an outlier.
Hope Bardet (and a few others) go from the gun at the Giro to stir things up. He's obviously in good form so hoping he can shine.
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One last go at the Tour, and retire (from Road) after the Dauphine next year
View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1804145211297108461
View: https://twitter.com/inrng/status/1804145211297108461
That's a great plan. He's one of my favorite riders and a really thoughtful guy. Should have won more races, though!
Such a random retirement plan, why not finish with lombardia in 2025 and do some races for fun after daphine without pressure or altitude camps.
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