This last alpine stage between Albertville and La Plagne (93 km) was a perfect day for the collective Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale. Indeed, thanks to a tactic of Red Bull BORA-Hansgrohe Who didn't really work, the Austrian Felix Gall (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale) is 5th in the general classification this evening. A magnificent performance for the French team who wanted “Entering the Top 5 of the general classification from 2026”as explained by the boss of this team, Dominique Serieysto our microphone Cyclism’Actu A few weeks ago and which could well do it in 2 days in Paris. Although it Tour de France 2025 is not yet finished, the 27 -year -old Austrian runner retains more than three minutes ahead of the 6th in the general classification, the Norwegian Tobias Halland Johannessen (UNO-X Mobility). To the controllers of training Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale on that Tour de Francethe sports director Sébastien Joly spoke to our microphone in Cyclism’Actu On the strategy implemented during this 19th stage.
“We wanted to suffocate Roglic from the foot of the ascent …”
“Today, we knew that with this reduced step, with the collar of the seizures deleted, the probability of a breakaway was relatively low. So, of course, we were on the lookout. We saw Roglic. Bruno (Armirail) still did a very good job. He really did an incredible job during this Tour de France, whether at the start in the North, in the Pyrenees or in the Alps. Rolling out, especially that Visma had lost a lot of good runners, Jorgenson and company, we knew that it was going to play the pedal. Clément (Berthet).explains the 46 -year -old sports director.
“Today, it was a little special. Arensman was very strong, it gave a particular finale. But for us, the race is not over. Tomorrow, there is a beautiful stage of backpackers, and then there is Paris. And Paris, I think some, including a certain” Pogi “, still have ideas behind the head. I think that winning in Paris with the yellow jers The conditions are rainy, the times will undoubtedly be, or perhaps neutralized. asked to run everyone, because others also had common interests.
“When we see that, in a group of 30 runners, there are five from home …”
“This is what I mentioned with Aurélien (Paret-Peintre): for two or three days, we had really accentuated communication on the headset between the runners and us. It seems simple, but it is not always obvious, with the tension of the race. There, for three days, we really improved this communication. And we felt a real dynamic. When we see that, in a group of 30 runners We show real determination, a very good physical condition. And we continue to progress. I'm not going to lie to you: if we had been able to win a stage and do the top 5, it would have been a huge happiness. This is always what we are looking for. Tomorrow, there is still a step for backpackers. Paris, we know that it will be a bit special. But we are still keen to complete this tour and play our luck tomorrow in escape “concludes Sébastien Jolyto our microphone Cyclism’Actu.
