Bardet: It could have been worse, that's for sure

Romain Bardet waved in apology as he walked gingerly past a group of waiting reporters and climbed slowly aboard the AG2R La Mondiale bus after stage 2 of the Tour de France in Liège. The Frenchman’s bloodied knee told the tale of his crash 30 kilometres from the finish, but the half-smile suggested that it was but a flesh wound, albeit one he could have done without.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.