It’s a race that Romain Bardet won’t soon forget. Engaged with his team in the legendary Liège-Bastogne-Liège race, the 31-year-old French cyclist was caught in the very violent pileup which involved more than 100 runners. Among the most serious victims, we find the other tricolor cycling star, Julian Alaphilippe. The double world champion hit a tree at more than 70 km / h, ending up in hospital with multiple fractures. By his side, Romain Bardet thought of the worst for his compatriot, as he explained after the race. “I see Julian, I see that he is really bad. He can hardly breathe, he is unable to speak, unable to move (…) I was afraid that he had an affected vertebra, paraplegia . I really feared the worst,” he said after the race.
Recovered from his emotions, the second in the Tour de France in 2016 took the opportunity to spend time with his loved ones. In a relationship with the beautiful Amandine, the two lovers celebrated their four years of marriage last October. Together they had a son, born in February 2020, with whom he enjoys spending time. The 2-year-old boy is the star of Romain Bardet’s latest post on his Instagram account. Followed by more than 260,000 subscribers, the French cyclist shared a beautiful photo yesterday where we see him alongside his son, Angus.
Angus future cycling star?
On the black and white photo, we can see Romain Bardet and his boy in the middle of a skate park and it seems that the little brown is already quite a daredevil! “Let’s Roll”writes the sportsman who has also experienced violent falls in the past. Angus is next to him, helmet on his head, and he seems ready to get on his balance bike, waiting for him at the side. At the same time, with a cycling father, it was to be expected that the little one would develop the same passion as his dad.