Romain Bardet
Bardet at the 2014 Tour de l'Ain
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Romain Bardet |
| Born |
9 November 1990 Brioude, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
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Romain Bardet (born 9 November 1990) is a professional French racing cyclist, currently riding for AG2R La Mondiale.
Bardet turned professional in 2012. He distinguished himself in the 2012 Tour of Turkey especially in the 3rd stage, which was a mountain affair, where he attacked relentlessly to finally take fifth place. He also finished fifth overall in this stage race.
In 2014, Bardet finished sixth overall in the 2014 Tour de France. He also wore the white jersey for several days, ultimately placing second to Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) in the final young rider classification.
In Stage 5 (a mountain stage) of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Bardet attacked the leading group at the end of the penultimate climb of the day. He gained a minute on the technical descent, then climbed up to the ski resort of Pra-Loup to win the stage solo, 36 seconds of ahead of second-placed Tejay van Garderen.
At the 2015 Tour de France, Bardet and Thibaut Pinot were part of a breakaway and led over the top of the final climb (Côte de la Croix Neuve) of Stage 14. However, the pair were caught and overtaken by Steve Cummings (MTN-Qhubeka) on the short descent to the finish at Mende Aerodrome, and Bardet finished third in the stage. On 23 July 2015, after a solo breakaway, Bardet won Stage 18, a mountain stage. It was his first ever Tour de France stage victory. The next day, he claimed the polka dot jersey for the first time, after finishing fifth in Stage 19, another mountain stage. However, he lost the polka dot jersey to Chris Froome on Stage 20. Bardet finished in ninth place in the final general classification and won the combativity award of the 2015 Tour de France
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