Malade, the French runner abandoned during the 13th stage. He occupied the fourth place in the general classification.
Le Monde with AFP
Romain Bardet, sick, abandoned the Giro, Friday, May 20, in the 13th stage leading to Cuneo, announced the organization of the race.
The French of the DSM team occupied fourth place in the general classification, 14 seconds from the pink jersey.
“For the moment, it is going well. I have experienced a lot on the big towers, great joys, disappointments, I now take things as they come, without taking my head,” Declared the runner of Brioude (Haute-Loire), Monday May 16, during the first day of rest.
Before departure from the Giro, and even more with the fourth place he occupied, Romain Bardet was one of the outsiders for the final victory. But he did not want to advance so far: “I feel good, everything is going well, it’s a very good start but we are not yet half the Giro!”, He relativized Monday .