
Leading French GC contender David Gaudu has confirmed that he will be missing the Tour de France this year due to poor form.
The Groupama-FDJ leader is the second top French name to announce this week he will not be taking part in his home Grand Tour after one-day specialist Benoît Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) already said earlier this week he would not be taking part in either the Nationals or the Tour because of an ongoing knee injury.