Esciclismo.com · Road competition · 06/05/2025
The French veteran French cyclist Romain Bardet will play from May 9 his last great return in stages in the professional squad, leading the Picnic-Postnl team in the 108th edition of the Italian turn, one of the most emblematic appointments of the international cycling calendar.
He Giro de Italiawhich will start with a historic ‘great departure’ from Albania, will be the stage chosen by Romain Bardet to say goodbye to the big laps after more than a decade as the protagonist in the international squad. Bardet, 34, will face his last challenge in a race that combines flat sections for sprays, half -mountain days, two individual counterrelojes and the dreaded alpine stages that will decide the general classification.
The Dutch-Postnl Dutch formation has confirmed its alignment for the ‘Corsa Rosa’, with Bardet as leader for the general and with the ambition to also shine at arrivals at the sprint and in mountain stages. The set is completed by Alexander Edmondson, Christopher Hamilton, Gijs Leemreize, Niklas Märkl, Max Poole, Casper Van Uden and Bram Welten.
Clear objectives: general with bardet and sprints with van you
The team’s sports director, Matt Winston, stressed that the main objective will be to achieve a good result in the general with Bardet, in addition to fighting for partial triumphs. “We face a very complete and challenging route. Bardet will be our reference for the general classification in this, his last great return. For the flat stages, we trust Casper’s speed Vanen as a fast man of the team,” Winston said.
The coach also highlighted the good dynamics of the group after their recent concentration in Türkiye and the cohesion of a template that combines youth and experience. “We have a team that has consolidated well in the last races. Max Poole, for example, will have an important opportunity to try on a large three weeks,” he added.
-A demanding route with emotional end in Rome
He Giro de Italia He will travel this year 3,443 kilometers along 21 stages, with 52,500 meters of accumulated slope, ending June 1 in Rome with a day with symbolic departure from the Vatican in tribute to Pope Francis. The race will include two individual counterrelojes (Tirana and Lucca-Pisa) and emblematic ports such as the Mortirolo or the Colle delle Film, which will mark the battle for the Rosa Maglia.
Bardet, winner of stages in the Tour of France and podium in Paris twice, will seek to close his career in the big laps with an outstanding performance in Italy. It will be a farewell in style for one of the most elegant corridors in the platoon, which has left their mark both for its results and for its style of offensive and combative running.
With its presence, the Picnic-Postnl team aspires to consolidate as one of the revelation teams of this edition of the turn, combining ambition, young talent and the desire to provide Bardet with a memorable farewell.
Picnic-Postnl team for the Italy 2025
– Romain Bardet (from)
– Alexander Edmondson (from)
– Christopher Hamilton (from)
– Thinish Leean (NED)
– Niklas Märkl (Ger)
– Max David Poole (GBR)
– Casper van without (down)
– Bram Welten (Ned).
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