
The team Groupama-FDJ will therefore go to this Tour de France 2025 with a slightly less “sexy” composition on paper than initially planned … because after the absence of David Gauduannounced last week, the French training was also faced with the last -minute package of Stefan Küngthe Swiss roller (fallen in training before its national championships) not appearing in the selection unveiled this Monday. Despite these two absent brand, the starting eight still looks great in the wake of Romain Grégoirewith a priority objective in mind before the big departure of Lille this Saturday: finally find the taste of victory on the Tour To put an end to this scarcity which has lasted since the 2019 edition, and the prestigious success of Thibaut Pinot At the top of the Tourmalet. As a bonus, Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet will try to reissue its TOP 10 of 2021 and 2023 and to aim for the best general classification possible.
Video – Marc Madiot at the microphone of Cyclism'Actu
First on the Tour for Askey and Penhoët … Can Madouas regain his level?
Passed very close to the title of champion of France this Sunday at the Herbiers, Romain Grégoire will have multiple opportunities to shine during a first part of Large loop more favorable to pumnors and classics runners in its style, while GMG will certainly have to wait a bit before being able to express themselves in the high mountains. Behind this duo of complementary leaders, Valentin Madouas, Lewis Askey or The country Also have the means to hope to play the win according to racing circumstances, each in their sector. The last two cities will discover the largest race in the world, the number one sprinter in the French training even competing for his very first big career in career on this occasion.
Team always as precious in many contexts, Clément Russo will serve as a road captain. Finally, the two probable replacements of Guisor et Congitative are called Cyril Barthe et Quentin pacher. A homogeneous and almost 100% French selection which may find it difficult to exist in the face of the biggest armadas but which intends to play its luck to finally offer to the structure of Marc Madiot The victory that has been leaking it for five years now. Thierry Bricaud, Stéphane Goubert and Benoit Vaudrenard will be the three sports directors present on the race during these three weeks.
Philippe Mauduit :
“We are going on the Tour with a collective turned towards a single priority objective: a stage victory. The 8 men at the start are physically ready, fully turned towards this objective. You will also have to be intelligent tactically to materialize and this is what is the strength of this group, in a Tour de France where it is increasingly difficult to stand out. We have varied and complementary profiles for all stages and we have fully confidence in this group to succeed in raising our arms. It is the collective that will bring us to the highest“.
The selection of Groupama-FDJ for the Tour de France 2025:
– Lewis Askey (Royaume-Uni)
– Cyril Barthe (France)
– Romain GREGOIRE (France)
– Valentin Madouas (France)
– Guillaume MARTIN-GUYONNET (France)
– Quentin Pacher (France)
– Paul ENOHINGING.
– Clément Russo (France)