Tour de France: 'Crazy hot!' - Romain Bardet says the heat is 'uncomfortable' this year after temperatures hit high 30s

17.07.2022 - 22:17 eurosport.com

Romain Bardet (DSM) has said the sweltering heat at this year’s Tour de France is something he’s never experienced before. The heatwave currently making it’s way through Europe has naturally been felt at the Tour, with temperature’s in Carcassonne, the end of Stage 15, hitting as high as 37 degrees Celsius.

Ad/> Speaking after the stage, Bardet bemoaned the difficult conditions. Tour de FranceTour de France stage 14: How to watch, route map, live stream detailsYESTERDAY AT 07:22 “Today was not so good with the heat,” he began. “I think it was pretty uncomfortable for everyone.” “It was about getting us enough drinks and ice. “It was the kind of day you expect on the Tour.

Not super hard but never easy because everyone is trying to drop someone.” Asked if he had ever experienced this kind of heat before, he responded: “Not at the Tour”.

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