Romain Gregory competed this Tuesday in its first major mountain stage on the Tour de Franceand he passed it to the front. Offensive like the whole team Groupama-FDJ heading towards Valloire, the young puncher took his place in the breakaway of 17 riders who opened the road, in the company of his teammates Valentin Madouas et David Gaudu. A shock trio that could clearly have played for the win in the Galibier if the team UAE Team Emirates of Tadej Pogacar had not decided otherwise and muzzled the fugitives before pulling out all the stops for the Slovenian. Arriving 52nd in a small group more than 11 minutes behind, the Bisontin told us about his day just after the line.
Romain Grégoire was on the offensive on this 4th stage
“On the bike, I’m not completely lost, it’s okay”
“The Galibier… that’s it, it’s really the same Tour de France that we see on television, with passes packed with people. So it was fun to do, with this little breakaway. We would have liked to go further, but that’s how it is“, he began by saying before returning to the first days of his team, which some consider complicated, particularly with the poor form of Lenny Martinez et Gaudu. “Complicated start to the Tour, yes and no“, he tempers. “We are in what we wanted to do with the team, to go in front to take the breakaways. Today, we had three cards in front, including a good climber with David (Gaudu). It was the perfect situation. After that, it was the peloton that decided. But for us, it was still a good stage, we did what we had to do“.
For his part, Romain Gregory continues to find its feet and hopes to play a role in this Tour. “Personally, it’s going pretty well, the sensations are there, we’ll have to find the openings. In the end, once the race has started, it’s a bit like any other race… We find the same landmarks as usual. Of course, there are more people on the side of the road. But on the bike, I’m not completely lost, it’s going well“. Now, let’s head to next weekend with a week dedicated to sprinters and rollers.”Now we will have a few more relaxed stages for the team. We will already focus on next weekend, with hopefully other opportunities.” he concluded.
