{"id":627428,"date":"2026-06-08T11:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/627428\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:36:09","slug":"if-he-doesnt-respect-this-rule-he-wont-go-total-energies-boss-sets-strict-loyalty-ultimatum-for-jordan-jegat-ahead-of-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/627428\/","title":{"rendered":"“If he doesn’t respect this rule, he won’t go”: Total Energies boss sets strict loyalty ultimatum for Jordan Jegat ahead of the Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\u201cIt is quite heavy mentally,\u201d Jegat told Ouest-France<\/a>. \u201cAt the start of the year, I had not even raced yet when people were already telling me that Decathlon had made contact and that there was talk about me in other teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the attention from other teams, the climber expressed a strong desire to distance himself from the surrounding media noise, reaffirming his dedication to his current structure. \u201cIt is a shame there are rumours like that,\u201d he added. \u201cI just want to focus on the bike, hope the team continues and that there is a new sponsor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Total Energies manager Jean-Ren\u00e9 Bernaudeau has made it clear that he will not allow the pressures of the mid-season transfer window to dictate his roster decisions. He issued a definitive warning directly to the rider and his representatives, making Tour de France selection entirely dependent on short-term commitment.<\/p>\n

“If Jordan trusts us, St\u00e9phane Heulot [team manager of Total Energies] and me, he’ll be at the Tour de France; if he doesn’t respect this rule, he won’t go,” Bernaudeau stated firmly. “Jordan won’t be worth any less on August 1st than he is now. I don’t care about the pressure from agents,” the manager continued.<\/p>\n

While maintaining this strict disciplinary boundary, Bernaudeau remains highly optimistic about the futureof the team, reassuring that negotiations with potential sponsors are moving forward. “I have some serious leads, and we’re receiving a positive response from interested partners,” he explained.<\/p>\n

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Jegat was one of the revelations of last year’s Tour de France, finishing in tenth place\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overcoming injury and testing form on the road<\/p>\n

This managerial conflict arrives at a time when Jegat is successfully rebuilding his physical form after a highly complicated off-season. A persistent knee issue severely limited his training volume during the winter months, yet the forced period of rest unexpectedly provided a physical benefit when he finally resumed competitive racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinter was completely ruined,\u201d Jegat revealed. \u201cThe inflammation in my knee stopped me from building a solid base. When I was able to resume training properly at the start of spring, I felt much fresher than in other years. I think that is what allowed me to win the Classic Grand Besan\u00e7on Doubs<\/a> and have a very good start to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cIt is quite heavy mentally,\u201d Jegat told Ouest-France. \u201cAt the start of the year, I had not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[212659,4985,212660,112765,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-627428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-classic-grand-besancon-doubs","tag-cycling","tag-jean-rene-bernaudeau","tag-jordan-jegat","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}