The feat of Bardet and Van den Broek, within the closing moments, appeared to stay on the verge of ending, exactly subsequent to the ocean, on this case the Adriatic. A spectacular closing work by each, a film ending and a giant celebration for the DSM, who have already got an iconic photograph of their archive: celebrating with their two riders in an inaugural stage of the Tour de France and with the massive favorites sprinting from behind to struggle for third place. Bardet (33 years outdated) was additionally one of many names that appeared a while in the past to succeed Hinault because the final French winner of the Tour. This conquest was in 1985 and by 2024, a priori, the streak won’t be damaged both, however what nobody will take away from Romain can be sporting the yellow jersey.
He has already been on the rostrum in Paris, and twice: 2nd in 2016 and third in 2017. These instances are lengthy gone for a rider who knew the way to reinvent himself and struggle in phases. He’s dealing with his final Tour de France, as a result of a number of weeks in the past he renewed his contract… however solely till the Dauphiné in 2025, in June. After that, he’ll dangle up his bike, however the pleasure of this Tour won’t ever be taken away from him. “It is loopy how, in biking, the surprising can generally occur. This was the primary time I arrived on the Tour de France smiling. Ignoring the overall classification has taken an enormous weight off my shoulders. I lastly really feel like myself, I can lastly race with no thousand issues on my thoughts. I had already given up on the dream of the yellow jersey,” stated Bardet on the end line to the media after his victory. A couple of seconds after crossing the end line he acquired a giant hug from Prudhomme, the director of the Tour.
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Bardet and the DSM rejoice in metaDani Sanchez
As anticipated, Romain thanked his teammate Van den Broek for his wonderful work. He is without doubt one of the 45 rookies within the 2024 Tour and, at 24 years outdated, may have had an unbeatable begin, however he needed to work as a staff. He has a future. “Due to him (Van den Broek), I used to be capable of get to the entrance of the race, after which he was very sturdy to take me forward and work collectively to get this victory. We fought in opposition to a horrible headwind. We have been driving at 46 km/h and it was hellish, unbelievable. Frank deserves the victory as a lot as I do, he’s an distinctive expertise,” says Bardet after his “dream” day.
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