Like what was expected, it was a first step in Tour de France Extremely agitated! With Clément Russo et Paul Penhoet who were able to compete for the sprint to the winner of the day, Jasper Philipsenthe Groupama-FDJ of Marc Madiot made a rather beautiful day having also spent through the falls. With his usual outspokenness, the boss of the French team also claimed to prefer the great departures in France rather than abroad, which was the trend in recent years.
Video – Marc Madiot at the microphone of Cyclism'Actu after the 1st step
“Departures are better in France”
With two men in the top 10 of the stage and Guillaume Martin which ends in the main peloton, the day is rather satisfactory for the team of Marc Madiot : “The guys were vigilant, we had 3 in the first group, and then just behind Guillaume Martin with Valentin Madouas, we could even have had Lewis Askey if he had not had a concern as a derailleur so we did a good day. Correct work. Everyone knew it was going to have borders, it was enough to wander in the car in front … The day was still special, Hands on the brakes all day, the wind … Extremely complicated stable … We are given lessons often by saying that the stranger is better for departures, but no, it is better in France.
The boss of the French team also gave his opinion on this first step, always nervous and tense within the peloton, especially with Tadej Pogacar (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) AND Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) of the Depart : “First day of the Tour which is already, even if the course is often suitable, a complicated day, so when you have a difficult course as very technical today, it is necessarily a source of tensions, there are abandonments, and we can see that the peloton is very very nervous, nobody wants to lose positions. Even being attentive, there are even big who are trapped so we can see that it is complicated. The neighbor's head.
