Tour de France unsung heroes: Kevin Geniets on finding his inner peace on the bike
The Groupama-FDJ rider from Luxembourg was overcome with emotions when he finished his first Tour de France last year.
Groupama–FDJ is a French cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level. The team is managed by Marc Madiot, a former road bicycle racer and winner of the Paris–Roubaix classic in 1985 and 1991. The team is predominantly French. Wikipedia
The Groupama-FDJ rider from Luxembourg was overcome with emotions when he finished his first Tour de France last year.
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Groupama-FDJ leader saves best till last and is on track for France’s best Tour finish since 2017 after putting more than two minutes into rival Quintana.
Frenchman still searching for form, says he was far from his usual level on Wednesday.
Four seconds separate the Groupama-FDJ climber from his Colombian rival ahead of stage 18. For Gaudu, the mental side is crucial.
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The Groupama-FDJ star was forced to stop from the impact before chasing back after unfortunate incident.
Groupama-FDJ rider says that he acted in the 'heat of the moment' but asserts that his action was not 'violent.'
Speaking to L'Équipe, Gaudu said he and Pinot can share leadership duties without tension.
Belgian puts his arms in the air too early as Gaudu takes the stage.
The Hungarian almost crashed after missing corner in the final meters of stage 19.
Groupama-FDJ sprinter mixes disappointment at not being able to sprint and pride in his team for its efforts in failed stage 18 chase.
The Frenchman took his third stage victory of the race after the break was caught in a dramatic last-gasp effort.
French hope back on track after emotional win at Tour of the Alps, but isn't ready to take on the GC challenge at the Tour de France.
'When you touch the bottom you only have more ground to jump back up,' says Jacopo Guarnieri.
The Giro’s leading sprinters will have their sights set on victory in Reggio Emilia six days after Scalea matchup.
Sprint stars go shoulder to shoulder in an exciting finale that nearly saw a crash on the front of the race.
‘With 120km to go, we were wondering if we would wake up in time for the finale.’ Démare emerges from slumber to deliver sizzling sprint victory.
Juan Pedro López continued in the overall race leader's jersey after lone rider breakaway.
Groupama-FDJ sprinter distanced Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan mid-stage, dropped Mathieu van der Poel in traffic, and bested Fernando Gaviria at the line.
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Groupama-FDJ help tow the big French sprinter over the stage's hard climb that proved too much for several key rivals.
Frenchman takes top honors as Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan get distanced on day's climb.
Groupama-FDJ took a true gang of giants to the Giro to launch Arnaud Démare to sprint success. The problem with being massive? All those mountains.
‘Now we can see he’s capable of a regular level, so he’s slowly returning to his top shape, step by step,’ says Groupama FDJ director.
'There’s perspective nowadays and whatever comes along he’ll deal with it,' writes York as Pinot builds towards the Tour de France in Romandie.
Pinot and Bardet end years of hurt with stage win and GC victory at Tour of the Alps to rekindle hopes of long-expecting French fans.
Romain Bardet earned the win for the top place in the general classification on final day of racing.
French star's winless streak that dates back to 2019 continues after he was reeled in under the red kite.
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Next up for the Groupama-FDJ rider is Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.
The French climber struggled with back pain for nearly two years but says he's felt the best he has since the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné after a strong showing at Tirreno-Adriatico.
French star tiptoeing back into the limelight with hopes of hitting peak form later this summer.
Young Brit says he’s making mistakes but already gaining vital experience after stepping up from French squad’s Conti feeder team.
The French climber wins as Sergio Higuita and Tobias Foss crash in the final sprint.
Cofidis produce 'perfect team performance' after accusations of being too passive on the wind-hit previous stage.
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Close to the best climbers — but not yet one of them at the French stage race — Thibaut Pinot and his team are taking a long-term perspective.
Pinot will be joined by David Gaudu, Stefan Küng and Michael Storer at the Tour, Démare and Attila Valter go to the Giro as Groupama-FDJ sets schedules.
Groupama-FDJ star hopeful the worst of his health problems are behind him as he targets a return to grand tours in 2022.
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No change to GC with Attila Valter—the first Hungarian to lead a grand tour— leading with Remco Evenepoel and Egan Bernal in second and third places.
From Peter Sagan and his stage win hunt, to Ineos Grenadiers' search for victory, to a Groupama-FDJ without Thibaut Pinot, here are some of the key Giro d'Italia storylines.
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With a bold, outspoken attitude and a run of top results in his neo-pro year, the 21-year-old Brit is bigger than his altercation with Nacer Bouhanni.
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The 24-year-old Frenchman is readying to co-lead at Paris-Nice for Groupama-FDJ alongside Arnaud Démare.