With the July 14 stage this Monday, we can afford to dream of a French victory. On a steep profile which will certainly make the demanding race, many are the French who can imagine raising their arms the day of the national holiday. So, Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling Team), Louis Barré (Intermarché-Wanty) and Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) could consider succeeding Warren Barguil (Team Picnic Postnl), last Frenchman to have won on July 14, in 2017. But the best tricolor card is still Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B & B Hotels), still third in the general classification, and to whom the journey of step 10 of Tour de France Sied wonderfully.
VIDEO – Kévin Vauquelin when this 9th stage arrives
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“It feels good to feel free”
Ambitious but realistic, Kévin Vauquelin intends to defend his chances on the July 14 stage, after a few days when the Norman has been able to blow a little on quieter days: “Tomorrow is July 14, there is a step that will be very very hard by its profile, and I think that the peloton will be keen to start really strong. It makes me feel good to feel a little free, we tried to cut some photos a little, because I was really very tired, I really had to ask myself so it did me two days a little more quiet and it really is good for a three -week race? Not, press the strongest possible pedals and we'll see, it's a bicycle race, we don't know what's going on, the turn is going well for the moment, we're going to enjoy it. “
