Affected by Covid, the Breton rider from Groupama FDJ experienced a thwarted preparation for the tour. “I had a lot of fatigue. There were times when I got up, I had a headache, I felt tired”he explained as the 111th Tour de France sets off on Saturday, June 29 from Florence, Italy.
“Since Tuesday, things have been much better. There are no more headaches. I have regained decent sensations on the bike, so that allows me to be fit for the start of the Tour de France”reassured David Gaudu.
Mentally prepared for all scenarios
For these three weeks of racing David Gaudu, who will be the team leader, does not know what to expect but is ready for all scenarios: “I am mentally prepared for two things, on the one hand, it can go very well, get better and better and I am not going to give up that much overall on the first two stages. Saturday and Sunday are going to go very badly, it’s not going to go well at all, and then it’s going to get better.“.
The first two stages of the event promise to be formidable with bumps to contend with in heat that promises to be overwhelming. “LIn general, after two or three days, we’ll see if I can focus on it and how we can do it. And if we can’t, mentally, I’m ready to give up some ground so that one day, with a stroke of genius, I can be in a breakaway and win the stage.“, traffic to David Gaudu.
