Romain Bardet (born 9 November 1990) is a professional French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R La Mondiale. Bardet is known for his climbing ability which makes him one of the top contenders in Grand Tours.
So far in his career, his best results has come on home soil. He has won three stages in the Tour de France in three separate years running from 2015 to 2017. He has also finished on the podium in the Tour de France twice, second overall in 2016 and third overall in 2017. He has also worn the Young rider classification jersey, the Mountains classification jersey and won the Combativity Award overall.
Bardet turned professional in 2012. He distinguished himself in that year's Tour of Turkey especially in the 3rd stage, which was a mountain affair, where he attacked relentlessly to finally take fifth place. He also finished fifth overall in this stage race. The following season, Bardet would ride his first Tour de France and take his first professional victory at Tour de l'Ain. His next victory would come the following year where he won La Drôme Classic which was his first single-day race win. Bardet finished 4th overall at the Volta a Catalunya in 2014 and also rode his first Critérium du Dauphiné where he finished 5th overall. Going into the 2014 Tour de France, Bardet was team leader together with Jean-Christophe Péraud. Barnet would climb to 3rd place overall at the end of the second week, and even had a short stint in the white jersey. Despite losing his podium place in the final week, Bardet still attacked on downhill sections to potentially gain seconds on his rivals. In the end, Bardet finished 6th overall and his team mate Jean-Christophe Péraud finished 2nd overall. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) took the win in the young rider classification in front of Bardet on the 2nd place.