Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) rode 85km of stage 5 of this year`s Tour de France to Quimper in Brittany in a training session on Friday. The final 37km also feature in Saturday`s Tour du Finistère, where Richie Porte, Tejay van Garderen (both BMC) and Warren Barguil (Fortuneo-Samsic) will also combine racing with vital Tour de France reconnaissance. `It`ll be a spectacular stage,` Bardet said of the rolling, twisting stage, which is held the day before the double ascent to Mûr-de-Bretagne. Bardet first made a name for himself at WorldTour level at the 2012 Amstel Gold Race, when he attacked in the finale of the race. Instead of competing in the Dutch event again on Sunday, he has opted to line up at the French Cup race Tour du Finistère on Saturday. He will then compete at Flèche Wallonne (April 18) and Liège-Bastonge-Liège (April 22).ADVERTISEMENT `I wanted a change from my routine,` Bardet told Cyclingnews at the end of a training session in the charming village of Locronan. `Tour du Finistère, being on Saturday, leaves one more day to prepare for my first Monument this season. It`ll give me the speed in the legs that I need to tackle Liège-Bastogne-Liège. `I would have liked to take part in the Tro Bro Leon on Sunday but I need to save some energy for the following Sunday. Instead, I´ve added the Flèche Wallonne, which wasn`t part of my initial plans but is also part of the process. It suits me less than Liège-Bastogne-Liège but I`ll do it purely for training. I intend to make efforts in the finale, but I don`t want to spread my goals. I`m looking forward to Liège.`
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