No GC ambitions but all that counts is being the best Belgian squad.The Australian team comes to the Tour off the back of an impressive Giro where it was the other Yates twin, Simon, who sparkled. It would be easy to discount John Degenkolb from the harder sprint finishes but that applies equally to Peter Sagan. Prudhomme in 2018. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters . They’ll need to race smart to win a stage.the Swiss led the Tour for the first week in 2012 – and later Alberto Contador flew the flag in his twilight years. Three weeks of opportunities then for Luis León Sánchez, Omar Fraile and co to do what they do best, get in a break and be last man standing. Green jersey for the Australian and in the process protect Dumoulin for the GC.Missing a big GC challenger and a top level sprinter, it’s hard to see what these guys are going to get out of a Tour which will be a tale of two halves. It’s not my first time to lose time at the beginning. His climbing has joined his time trialling and there’s a feeling this year will see a proper GC challenge being mounted. There are a hundred or more of them, so it depends what TV or radio channel you follow. Too often the race tactics have fallen on the conservative side and if they are going to win a Tour they’ll need to be a bit more adventurous.The self-proclaimed Wolfpack has the most race wins in the World Tour this year and with the eight flat stages more than likely to end in a bunch sprint it’s highly probable the Belgians will be adding to that number. However with consistency on his side as well as a much more presentable profile, Kittel – the big German – has the advantage of a sprint train that works impeccably. A multilingual outfit which seems to have lost something in translation.A decisive moment in the development of the Bahrain project as Vincenzo Nibali returns to the Tour with the sole aim of winning a second title. Bon anniversaire Jean-René ! Occupation: Journalist: Title: General Director of the Tour de ... head of sport at the radio station Europe1 invited him to replace Jean-René Godart, who was leaving to join the television network, France 2. With no big sprinter, no specialist climbers and no time-trial victory prospects either the pre-race meetings may well be a sombre affair each day. Now it’s Adam’s turn to wear the number one and hopefully improve on his fourth place of 2016 which is looking distinctly possible given his recent runner-up spot at the Dauphiné. The team needs at least one stage win to steady the ship but the management hasn’t shown much direction or confidence in Edvald Boasson Hagen, so if he pulls something out the bag it’ll be a surprise.An interesting mix of young and old that will be looking to take their chances where and when they can. Small team, big presence.This Tour will be a new experience for team manager Alexandr Vinokourov as it’ll be his first without a GC contender. Part of the elite when it comes to the fast men, the German sits at the back of an impressive group who know what they are doing when it comes to finishing. The race is still long. The less reliable Zakarin might make the top 10 on GC but don’t be surprised if he falls off and exits stage left.Some people were surprised when Dylan Groenewegen won on the Champs Élysées last year but he wasn’t among them. A team looking for inspiration now that Tommy Voeckler is on the podium giving out the laurels instead of receiving them but definitely the one most likely to be chasing the overall combativity award.Having secured the services of last year’s polka dot jersey winner, Warren Barguil, this Pro Continental team has taken a significant step to being involved in the business end of the decisive mountain stages. Mollema’s stage win last year was a bonus but will be hard to repeat.After a disastrous Giro d’Italia, UAE willing be hoping Dan Martin and Alexander Kristoff deliver something in line with the budget that’s been committed to this project. It is unlikely, therefore, that the sprinters will be too concerned with chasing these small out-of-town,Quick-Step Floors, by the way, remain sat on the front of the peloton who trail stage leader.Chavanel, meanwhile, has increased his lead to 4min 25sec.The crowds are loving the effort from this man,Direct Energie's manager Jean-René Bernaudeau turns 62 today as Le Tour goes through his native region ! In 2012, I lost more than one minute. Last modified on Thu 13 Jun 2019 06.16 EDT.All eyes will be on the long-running French squad each time the route goes uphill and once the mountains swing into view they’ll blow the race apart or die trying. Watch this space.This is possibly the last try for BMC to conquer the TdF crown a second time and following last year’s,This is another team with something to prove and after the controversial.The biggest of the French wildcard teams always animate the race but the arrival of a new team manager in Cédric Vasseur has changed their approach, with the fiery sprinter Nacer Bouhanni dropped in favour of his former lead-out man Christophe Laporte after the pair fell out earlier this season. In the case of the Spaniards you can because with three potential claims to the team leader position it might well be a case of too many chiefs when there’s hard graft and sacrifice to be done. Jean-René Godart est père de trois enfants. 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With Michael Matthews taking some of the attention in the first half of the race the team can cover two objectives at the same time. Jean-René Bernaudeau (born 8 July 1956) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally from 1978 to 1988.Bernaudeau is currently directeur sportif for UCI Professional Continental team Total Direct Énergie.. Career highlights include four wins in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre between 1980 and 1983, winning a Bronze medal at the 1979 World Championship road race, as well … A big crash in one of the final corners of the Stage 2. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem as the latter is one of the few climbers who can handle a bit of grit. On more familiar territory, Sagan added 67 points to his tally in the race for the green jersey to take control of the competition he has dominated since making his Tour debut in 2012.Following a dramatic conclusion to the opening stage when a number of general classification contenders lost time after either crashing or suffering mechanical issues, there was no such repeat on Sunday when all but one finished on the same time.The race saw its first casualties as both Tsgabu Grmay and Luis León Sánchez abandoned the race. Prior to that it will be business as usual: get a rider in the break and hope.It’s been a dreadful season so far for this squad with crashes, illness and bad luck meaning results have been few and far between. When that’s not an option they have Thomas de Gendt to wear down fellow escapees or Tiesj Benoot for a sneaky late attack. The first week won’t be fun but they have two big strong riders in Oliver Naesen and Silvan Dillier to protect their team leader Romain Bardet in the wind and on the cobbles. They are nothing if not tenacious although a stage win will be a surprise, so realistically the combativity prize is their daily objective and anything else will be a bonus.Introducing this year’s teams: the leaders, the heritage and the names to watch out for in the 105th edition of the Tour,Wada head of science unconcerned about fallout from Chris Froome case,Tour chiefs frustrated after Froome verdict leaves them with egg on faces,Philippa York's team-by-team guide to the Tour de France.The 2018 Tour de France starts on Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay and runs from 7-29 July.Romain Bardet finished third in last year’s general classification.Jakob Fuglsang has team time-trial victories to his name from the 2011 and 2013 Vuelta.Vincenzo Nibali, pictured winning the pink jersey for Astana in the 2016 Giro, is superb whether climbing or descending.Richie Porte in action during June’s Tour of Switzerland.Slovakia’s Peter Sagan was expelled from last year’s Tour following a crash near the finish line of stage four.Cofidis opted to pick Christophe Laporte in preference to team-mate Nacer Bouhanni.Mark Cavendish (left) broke his shoulder after a painful fall at the end of stage four last year.Sylvain Chavanel, who turned 39 in June, is Direct Énergie’s team leader.Rigoberto Urán (centre) took second overall in last year’s Tour.Warren Barguil took the polka dot jersey at last year’s Tour and now leads the Fortuneo-Samsic team.Arnaud Démare won stage four last year and could feature prominently in bunch sprints.Marcel Kittel took stage 11 of last year’s Tour and now features for Katusha-Alpecin.Dylan Groenewegen (centre) turned 25 last month and already has a Tour stage victory to his name.André Greipel last won a Tour stage in 2016 but is a fearsome sprinter on his day.Adam Yates is Mitchelton-Scott’s team leader and took fourth place in the 2016 Tour.Fernando Gaviria won four stages at last year’s Giro.Chris Froome is aiming to win his fourth successive Tour – which would make five in all.Tom Dumoulin won two Tour stages in 2016.Bauke Mollema has been let down by inconsistency but a stage win is not implausible.Dan Martin has two top 10 placings in previous Tours.Yoann Offredo won the combativity award after stage two of last year’s Tour. The current European champion, Kristoff is in a similar position and still searching for his top form. Arthur Vichot will be expected to participate in proceedings when the hills come along and a top 15 placing in Paris is possible – but a stage win will be more of a priority.One of the few big teams that hasn’t put all its eggs in the sprint or GC camp by having an option for each with Marcel Kittel and Ilnur Zakarin. The squad’s other rising star, and former ski jumper, Primoz Roglic is progressing nicely as well. The reduction in team sizes won’t affect their leadouts at all as even explosive climber Julian Alaphilippe is capable of 60kph if needs be. Alejandro Valverde has been doing his usual thing of comfortably winning week-long stage races but Mikel Landa and Nairo Quintana have been fairly inconspicuous. In 1998 he was in at the start of a cable channel, L'Équipe TV, television companion to the daily sports paper and run by Amaury Group, … Not quite at the level of Sky and Movistar, they have a certain vulnerability in the mountains as does their leader but everywhere else they can force a selection. The Irishman had a poor start to the season but things have improved with the warmer weather and he had a promising Dauphine. Le manager de @TeamDEN_fr, Jean-René Bernaudeau, fête ses 62 ans aujourd'hui, alors que le Tour passe à quelques km de chez lui. Jean-René Godart: Nom de naissance Jean Godart Naissance 10 décembre 1950 (69 ans) Nationalité Française: Profession Journaliste sportif Spécialité Cyclisme sur piste Cyclisme sur route Distinctions honorifiques Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite: Médias; Pays France: Fonction principale Journaliste cyclisme Radio Europe 1 (1974-1994) Télévision France Télévisions (1994-2018) Jean-René Godart, … Their new star has been dreadful and it could well be a return to sending guys in breaks for some TV time and the odd combativity prize.With no Thibaut Pinot in the team chasing a GC podium, Marc Madiot’s collective will be aiming to guide Arnaud Démare to more stage success and quite possibly a serious challenge in the points classification. His confidence is high, he can rely on a well drilled leadout train to place him in the right place at the right time and he’s not afraid of a bit of rough and tumble if it’s remotely technical. The 2018 Tour de France starts on Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay and runs from 7-29 July. During,Couple of bandages on the right knee and elbow for.Join them as they digest the fall-out from a number of crashes that saw several of the big favourites lose time.Just as he did at the Giro d’Italia earlier this year.The 182.5km run from Mouilleron-St-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon gets under way at 12.20pm (BST).The second grand tour of the season concludes a little over three weeks later with the 116km stage from Houilles to Paris on Sunday July 29.Eurosport, ITV and S4C will be broadcasting every stage live each day –.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.This video content is no longer available,To watch The Telegraph's latest video content please visit,You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Trek-Segafredo rider Grmay got into the team car after complaining of "severe abdominal pain" before Sánchez forced to quit after hitting the deck hard.However, the highest placed pre-race contender for the overall general classification is Welshman.CRASH. The first few stages will need to be good to him otherwise it’ll be all in for the GC.This Belgian outfit provides the entertainment before the main event kicks off so expect a man in every break and a few top 10 sprint results when it’s technical or dangerous. Relying mainly on the sprint prowess of Mark Cavendish, and a setup which serves the Manxman, is normally a guarantee of success but when things go wrong they need riders capable of stepping up to the plate and they too, young and old, have faltered. The young Dutchman is fast, confident and increasingly a major threat to the established sprinters so expect to hear his name on a regular basis. Parlant un allemand courant, il est diplômé d'une licence de lettres modernes, et du CIESJ (,Mais c'est plus tard, en 1974, que ce jeune journaliste alors âgé de 24 ans embrasse la carrière de Radio-Reporter, en rentrant à,Sa grande carrière en tant que commentateur se caractérise par la couverture de 33 éditions du,Il termine sa carrière en tant que rédacteur en chef de l'émission,Jean-René Godart a également coécrit en compagnie du réalisateur,Jean-René Godart est aussi coauteur avec Philippe Monier d'une série documentaire composée de deux fois 52 minutes, intitulée «,Jean-René Godart est l'auteur de 11 livres dont le succès en Librairie : «,Dernière modification le 17 juin 2020, à 00:07,Centre d'enseignement international supérieur du journalisme de Strasbourg,Décret du 14 novembre 2011 portant promotion et nomination,Liste des commentateurs du Tour de France cycliste en France,https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-René_Godart&oldid=172073795,licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions,comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence.La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 17 juin 2020 à 00:07. The favourites for the win.The development of Sunweb and Tom Dumoulin go hand in hand. When Lawson Craddock entered the field for his first Tour de France in July, he knew the course would be challenging. But he had no idea what was in store. “It’s quite usual for stage one of the Tour de France to be stressful and nervous. If he falters, and that’s unlikely, then there’s Geraint Thomas and Wout Poels waiting in the wings to take over. Born 11 November 1960 (age 59) Paris, France. With Steven Kruiswijk and Robert Gesink to keep him company in the mountains he’ll be one to watch.Anywhere else in the world Lotto Soudal would be that country’s top team – but not in Belgium. Bauke Mollema might ride into a top 10 place but competition is fierce with the arrival of some new faces – and the Dutchman isn’t getting any younger. They have some solid riders like Lilian Calmejane, who is a good bet if he makes it into the long range escapes, but their biggest challenge will be getting in one in the first place. Unlike the intermediate sprint where riders earn points, ridersearn time bonuses in the 'B' sprint. Everything has been done this season to make that a distinct possibility and there’s only a token nod to maybe participating in some of the sprint finishes with Sonny Colbrelli. With the best tactical awareness in a stage finish and Fernando Gaviria the ever-rising newcomer of the sprinting elite, they could well be in the yellow and green jerseys for a while.The defending champions are going through a bit of a storm this year but it’s been business as usual on the bikes, so while the media debates the team continues its dominance of stage racing. However they aren’t intimidated by their rivals and why would they be when they can rely on the massive thighs of their sprinter André Greipel who is a constant threat in any type of bunch kick. They don’t have a proper train for Laporte, so he will have to fend for himself after the kilometre-to-go kite. Any one of the Sky line-up could be in yellow at any time but it’s in Paris that they are really planning for. He’ll be backed up by a solid group of riders who are more than capable of rivaling their big budget rivals whether that’s in the TTT or the mountains.Can you have too much of a good thing? Chris Froome will face more hostility than he did at the Giro but he seems impervious to everything thrown his way. The one to watch here is the young Colombian Egan Bernal who has been sensational just lately. My legs are good. However if this year’s results continue down the same path then they and much of the home supporters are going to be disappointed. Sagan held off a late charge from Sonny Colbrelli to win from a reduced bunch sprint after a big crash involving Quick-Step Floors sprinter Gaviria in the final two kilometres held up the peloton.After picking up a 10-second time bonus on the finishing line in La Roche-sur-Yon, Sagan climbed to top spot on general classification for the only the second time in his career. Confidence is high for Nibali after he confirmed his credentials as one of the greats with a Milan-San Remo win at the start of the season. Find out more,The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. I’m waiting for the mountains.”.The flag waves and we're underway on Stage 2!If you are new to the sport and are not too sure what all the jerseys mean, you may want to watch this video we made. What drama!The 'B' sprint, or bonification sprint, is an innovation introduced to this year's race by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) for the opening nine stages, but not Monday's team time trial, obviously. ,Chavanel (TDE) keeps pushing solo, with an average speed of 42.6km/h since the start of stage 2,“Luckily, I didn’t crash on the Tarmac yesterday but on the road side, so I’m not hurt today,” Froome said. Classic style for the first bit and then proper mountains for the second. Just for you:Today's stage gets under way in the small town of Mouilleron-St-Germain, just five kilometres from the birthplace of Direct-Énergie general manager Jean-René Bernaudeau, at 12.20pm, but before we get to that there's some good news coming in from Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale. If Jakob Fuglsang is in form he might make the top 10 but I wouldn’t put money on it.
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