Romain Bardet 6.
The Auvergnat experienced a contrasting Tour, marked by lightning joys (a major player in the crazy stage of the Col du Granon, he was in 2nd place in the general classification) and painful aftershocks, real ordeals (he was knocked out and suffered on stages 16 and 18).
The leader of the DSM team found the mental and physical resources to cling to the Top 10 (7th).
Meritorious after such trials.
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Thibaut Pinot 4.5.
His style, his story should allow him to experience a flamboyant Tour.
Freed from the role of leader entrusted to David Gaudu, the Franc-Comtois had carte blanche to give free rein to his inspiration.
3rd in Châtel, 4th in Mende, he was able to measure an intact popularity rating but did not manage to pick a 4th stage on the roads of the Tour (after Porrentruy in 2012, L'Alpe d'Huez in 2015 and the Tourmalet in 2019).
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Christophe Laporte 8.
He is the man in the shadows of a formidable Jumbo-Visma team which allowed the French to avoid a…
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