Trying to keep up with Romain Bardet on a Tour de France stage
Can an amateur rider hang on to Romain Bardet on a Tour de France stage? That’s the challenge Antoine took on, on the Cantal stage finishing at Le Lioran, with its two big climbs — including the fearsome Pas de Peyrol on the Puy Mary.
On the wheel of a great climber
On one side, one of France’s greatest climbers: a former pro, multiple Tour stage winner, and a local who knows these roads by heart. On the other, an intermediate rider with plenty of motivation and one question: how long can I stay on his wheel?
What’s inside
The stage route to Le Lioran, the climb of the Pas de Peyrol and a descending lesson from Romain, a former pro’s advice on pacing, lines and effort management, and what it really feels like to ride with a racer of that calibre.
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