Romain Bardet will be at the start of the Tour de France next month. The French rider has announced this via social media. It will be his first appearance in the Tour since 2020 and the news come after he had to abandon the Giro d'Italia whilst on tremendous form.
It will be Bardet's second Grand Tour of the year. Last month, the Tour of the Alps champion participated in the Giro d'Italia but had to withdraw from the race in the second week due to sickness. At the time, he was fourth in the general classification.
"Really happy to announce that I will be at the start of the Tour de France with Team DSM. I can't wait to be at the Grand Départ in Copenhagen in a few weeks," he wrote on his social media. Bardet will race in his eighth Tour de France, having done it eight years in a row between 2013 and 2020. He finished second in 2016 and third in 2017 in Paris. So far, he has three stage wins to his name, and will be looking to add more this year together with Team DSM.
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- Well, this is something which isn't all that common
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- It's also highly significant for Lorenzo Finn as he won there last year. Also Mateo Ramírez and Henrique Bravo if they goRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- This is a phenomenal course design. I do wish that they'd stretch these tours for the women to at least 2 weeks.RidesHills03-11-2026
- This is an amazing route, honestly. Let's hope that it attracts riders to make it a compelling and competitive race. Side bar amusement: going to Slovenia and passing pretty close to Pogačar's house. I wonder if they were tempting him to get all 3 jerseys at once after winning the Tour and Vuelta. After all, only a very few have ever had all three at the same time (Froome being the last).RidesHills03-11-2026
- He was a child two years agoRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- A great route aswell. Col d'Arpy is a toughieRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- Let Torito have a shot at itRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- A great route, much more exciting than the Tour de France. Monte Livata is an interesting one, because they experimented with it at the 2026 Baby Giro, and it was fantastic. 4 km at 10%, then 10 km at 6.5% made for a great spectacle. The stage 16 is horrible. Montaner is also used in the U23s, in Giro del BelvedereRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
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