Groupama-FDJ’s team manager Marc Madiot has explained that their unexpected decision to send hugely talented young climber Lenny Martinez to the 2024 Tour de France is partly because he feels the race will be decided in “three or four days”, and riders like Martinez will be able to take advantage.
Martinez, who will turn 21 during the Tour, will be making his debut in the Grand Boucle alongside established GC leader and teammate David Gaudu. But unlike Gaudu, he will not be targeting the overall.
“Race programs aren’t set in stone and we discussed it with the sports directors and with Lenny, who said he wanted to go to the Tour. That was the way the cookie crumbled.”
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