His rich and long career ending at the end of Critérium du Dauphiné in June 2025, Romain Bardet will experience his very last outing this Sunday with the French team jersey on the occasion of the 2024 Road Worlds from Zurich. A last opportunity to shine under the tricolor colors for the vice-world champion in 2018 in Innsbruckhe who has had a very successful 2024 season so far with his unforgettable success and Yellow jersey on the 1st stage of the Tour de Francebut also his 2nd place on Liège-Bastogne-Liège. At 34 years old, the Auvergne is therefore enjoying this well-deserved selection which has nothing to do with a farewell tour, he who will be one of the best cards of Thomas Voeckler with Julian Alaphilippe et David Gaudu.
Video – Romain Bardet before his last with the French team in Zurich
“Shine Blue one last time…”
“I’m very happy to be here. With Thomas Voeckler, it’s never a given and my future retirement was not a criterion. We had to see how I was going to digest my participation in the two great Tours. I felt that the legs were responding and that was essential, because I want to be 100% to participate in such a race. We have the best 8 possible, there are big favorites, but we can compete, collectively, perhaps finding ourselves in numerical superiority“said Romain Bardet. Is this that a possible rainbow jersey could make him reconsider his decision to end his career next year? “Frankly, it never crossed my mind. I don’t see myself as one of the main cards, I especially want to prove my worth in Blue and shine there one last time. Since I announced my decision in July, each race is like the last and you have to make the most of it.”he concluded.
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