Ben O’Connor confident for repeat Tour de France performance

TIGNES FRANCE JULY 04 Ben Oconnor of Australia and AG2R Citron Team at arrival during the 108th Tour de France 2021 Stage 9 a 1449km stage from Cluses to Tignes Monte de Tignes 2107m LeTour TDF2021 on July 04 2021 in Tignes France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Ben O'Connor of AG2R Citroën Team takes stage 9 victory in Tignes at 2021 Tour de France (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Ben O’Connor produced a breakthrough performance to finish fourth in the 2021 Tour de France, and the Australian is naturally confident he can repeat that performance or do even better.

O’Connor is the team leader of AG2R Citroën, with the squad built to protect him on the flat roads and cobbles in the first week and in the mountains of this year's Tour de France.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.