Romain Bardet revealed his plans to start the 2020 season with two Grand Tours and a Tour Down Under after finishing 15th in this year's Tour de France and ending his season in mid-August.

The AG2R La Mondiale team leader revealed his plans while commentating on the world championships on French television. Last year, Bardet defended his French pride by finishing second behind Alejandro Valverde in Innsbruck, Austria. In this year's Tour de France, Alaphilippe overshadowed Bardet, but struggled with the cold and rain and was unable to mount a decisive attack.

Bardet has not raced since winning the polka-dot jersey as best climber at the Tour de France, but seems to have recovered from summer fatigue.

"We will see things quietly once the course is revealed," Bardet reportedly said on Sunday, admitting that his performance in this year's Tour de France was a "big disappointment."

The 2020 Tour de France route will be announced in Paris on Tuesday, October 15, and the 2020 Giro d'Italia is scheduled to be announced at the end of October; the 2020 Tour will start in Nice and the 2020 Giro in Hungary.

The 28-year-old Frenchman, who prefers aggressive racing away from the Grand Tours, struggled to find his best form until the spring, finishing second in the Tour du Haut Var and fifth in Paris-Nice, his best result. in June, he finished tenth in the Criterium du Dauphiné In June, he finished tenth in the Criterium du Dauphiné, but was second in the Mont Ventoux-Denivelle Challenge.

In the Tour de France, Bardet did not perform as well as he did on the podium in 2016 and 2017. He gave up a position early in the first summit finish at La Planche des Belles, and although he attacked on his home road at Broude on July 14, his challenge ended decisively on the slopes of the Col du Sœurour on stage 14.

He was aggressive in the final week and took the polka-dot jersey in an attack on stage 18 to Valloire.

In 2017, he competed in both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, finishing third in La Grande Boucle. He has hinted that he would like to ride the Giro d'Italia again, but like many big-name riders, he is expected to target the Tokyo Olympic road race in late July, a week after the Tour de France arrives in Paris, on the tough circuit of Mount Fuji.