Trapped during the opening stage, the Frenchman Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) reassured this Sunday by taking fourth place in this 2nd stage of the Tour de France Between Lauwin-Planque and Boulogne-sur-Mer (209 km), behind runners like Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-DECEUNINCK), Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) or Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease A Bike). A good omen for the future, as the 22 -year -old runner told our microphone Cyclism’Actu After this second act of Tour de France.
VIDEO – Romain Grégoire when the 2nd stage arrived this Sunday!
“Now you have to be in front of the cadors …”
The young runner of the training Groupama-FDJ seemed disappointed with the arrival, but seems very enthusiastic for the rest of this Tour de France : “It's much better, that is it, I think I got into my turn. Well, inevitably, I hoped a little better, but at least there, we are there, we show that we make our place and it is very good omen for the next steps. It is good morally. Afterwards, now, you have to be in front of the Cadors, that's what would be even better for morale. Yeah, it is very good, It is not a victory.
I had set myself Van der Poel, I knew he wanted it more than anything and that he was not going to miss it. So I wanted to be in his wheel at all costs. At 450 meters, I locked myself, I get a little tasting and I don't put my elbows enough to keep my place. I am 5th or 6th at the last turn, I go up two places but it is not enough, what. I certainly did not have my legs to beat the first two, but at least try, it would have been good. “concludes Romain Grégoire to our microphone Cyclism’Actu.
