He puts on this unexpected yellow jersey with a mixture of joy and relief. Romain Bardet chased this jersey so much when he was so strong and now he picks it up at the start of his last Tour de France. Just when he had no hope of anything left, he is rewarded.
But he has wanted to keep perspective all his career on the ephemeral aspect of his sport that deep down, he prefers to smile at his Italian happiness. A few days before departure, he spoke about his deep relationship with his sport and the public.
