Marie Mahé, Media365: published on Thursday December 5, 2024 at 11:00 p.m.
This Thursday, French climber David Gaudu (28 years old) gave a long interview to the official website of his French cycling team Groupama-FDJ in which he confided in particular about his dreams, including that of one day winning the Tour de France.
David Gaudu maintains very high ambitions. This Thursday, the French climber, now 28 years old, gave a long interview to the official website of his long-time French cycling team, namely Groupama-FDJ. In it, the rider notably talks about his dreams for the future and does not hide his desire to one day win the Tour de France: “Above all, we run after results. I want to be as high as possible on the general rankings when the big names are there, and winning races When I won at the Tour du Jura or the Tour de Luxembourg this year, it was honestly too good Raising your arms remains the best thing that can happen to a cyclist. This is also why we do it. of the bike. I would like to go to the Giro, I would like to win a stage on the Tour. My ultimate dream is to win it or to get on the podium. I know that it will be extremely difficult, that there are very few. chances that I will succeed, but if you don't believe in it, you might as well not go.”
Gaudu finished 4th in the Tour in 2022
Since the start of his career, David Gaudu has already participated in seven editions of the Tour de France, without any stage victory. His best performance remains his fourth place in 2022. This year, it was more complicated for the Frenchman, on the second Grand Tour of the season, since he finished in 65th place in the general classification. His worst edition since his debut on the Grande Boucle in 2018. The climber then continued with the Vuelta, finishing, this time, in a very solid sixth place overall, for only his second participation in the Tour of Spain. During its first visit to the country, in 2020, the Habs finished eighth and won the 11th and 17th stages.
