As his sporting director had said Philippe Mauduit Saturday evening after arriving at the top of the Col de la Croix de Fer, there was no miracle for david gaudu this Sunday during the 8th and last stage of the Dauphine Criterium. Dropped from the first slopes of the Col du Granier, nearly 60 kilometers from the finish in Grenoble, the leader of the Groupama-FDJ crossed the line in 54th position, 19’08” behind Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo). “En terms of pure results, we are very far from the mark, but we noticed it very quickly. On the other hand, we saw of thein solidarity, of I’mutual aid And of support in this group. When you are not at the sporting level, you have to give yourself of the reasons for satisfaction, and that-there is a real oneThis which will count in three weeks”said Philippe Mauduit on the website of the Groupama-FDJ.
Ciccone la der, Vingegaard le Dauphiné… Gaudu very far
David Gaudu: “I think we have to put things into perspective a bit and the Tour remains the objective”
Very far from the mark throughout the week and 30th of this 75th edition of the Dauphine, david gaudu made a point of recalling that it is not at the beginning of June that it must be efficient, but in July. “We did the work upstream, we went to altitude. It worked at the start of the year, it didn’t work on this Dauphiné. It’s like that, it’s the law of sport. I’m necessarily frustrated with my results because I want to perform, to be at the highest level. Now, the Dauphiné is ending and we will turn the page very quickly. For me, it is already turned. I think that ‘we have to put things into perspective a bit and the Tour remains the objective”concludes the teammate of Lenny Martinez18th in his first Dauphine Criterium.