“At the Tour de France, we are in a washing machine”

Kevin Vauquelin met six subscribers from Ouest-France on Sunday December 1, 2024, and spoke with them for an hour. The Norman returned to his first Tour de France this summer, marked by a stage victory.

At 23, Kevin Vauquelin experienced the great thrill of a first Tour de France in 2024. The Norman puncher from Arkea – B&B Hotels hit hard from the start with a solo stage victory in the second stage in Bologna, Italy. A very strong memory which perfectly launched a Tour whose discovery was nevertheless trying, both physically and nervously. During his meeting with six subscribers from Ouest-France on Sunday December 1, he told the story behind the scenes of this first month of July on the roads of the biggest race in the world, and what makes the Tour so unique.