Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale will lose an important element. The young Alex Baudin (23 years old) signed up with the American team EF Education-Easy Post. This season, the Frenchman obtained good results in WT (4th in the first stage of the Tour of Italy and wearer of the white jersey, 3rd in Tour de Guangxi), in addition to winning in less renowned races like the Tour of Limousin-Perigord-New Aquitaine. “It's really exciting to join such an international team.” he declared.
Video – Alex Baudin's victory in the Tour du Périgord
“It’s important to get out of your comfort zone”
Baudin explained his transfer: “It's something I've always wanted to do and I think now is the right time to do it. It's really important to get out of your comfort zone and meet new people, new cultures, new things. That's what I love in life. That's why I wanted to join EF Education-EasyPost. I'm still young and I'm really, really excited.”
The Frenchman looked back on his childhood and how he found himself a professional runner: “My dad bought me a bike and off I went. From the start I did well, because there weren't many kids, but my dad always told me to take it easy in training later, when I was U17, I struggled because I didn't train as hard as the others, but my father always told me that I had time and that. I had to wait to train when I was U19, I started training a little more and I got results. My father guided me to the pros. contract two years ago, it was a dream for me.”
