Romain Bardet Discussion Thread

[Ilmaestro99]

Allez allez aleeezzzzz
Romain Romain Bardettttt
Attack attack agggaaaijnnnnnn
S'il Vous s'ilvous plaiitttttttt

 

[Ilmaestro99]

ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZZXXXX
ROMAIN ROMAIN BARFDEEEETTTTTTT
ATTAFK AYTAFK AGAAIINNNNNNNN
S'IL COUS S'IL VOUS PLAIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT

 

[CyclistAbi]

Epic win.

 

[Cookster15]

Congrats to Bardet. Good to see him back.

 

[Penninepeddler]

4/11 career wins in the TdF...

36.4%.

Anyone in the last 50 years with a higher percentage with 10+ career wins? Had a quick look and the only other semi-obvious ones I thought of and then confirmed had over 30% were:

Pantani was at 34.6% (9/26)
van Impe was at 34.5%. (10/29)
Virenque was at 33.3%. (7/21)

Guess Darrigade in the 50s and 60s with 22/60 (36.7%) is the last man to do "better".

But maybe I am missing someone aha.

 

[iBanesto]

Happy for Bardet and DSM.

The photo of the finish will be something DSM will never forget. Epic finish.

Let's see if Bardet can get another top 10 GC finish.

 

[gregrowlerson]

ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZZXXXX
ROMAIN ROMAIN BARFDEEEETTTTTTT
ATTAFK AYTAFK AGAAIINNNNNNNN
S'IL COUS S'IL VOUS PLAIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT

It's always happy hour somewhere.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Just caught up on yesterday's finale.

 

[Bolder]

I have been down on Bardet in the past because I thought he was better at one-day races, that he didn't win enough for an attacking rider with his skills, and also that he would benefit from gaining 5 kg. But the last 2 years on DSM (or 3?) he's been almost as good as ever. Yesterday was a complete fairy tale, only would have been even better if it was in France rather than Italy.

 

[RedheadDane]

TV2 did a series of interviews with various riders about the situations. One of the riders being interviewed was Degenkolb, mentioning how he (Bardet) would get to enjoy it.
Wonder if the enjoyment would have been quite as big if he'd still been in his Next French Tour Contender phase...