Is Pierre Rolland France's next big thing?

France's Pierre Rolland, 21, takes mountains competition of the Dauphiné Libéré.

France's Pierre Rolland, 21, takes mountains competition of the Dauphiné Libéré. (Image credit: AFP)

One year after France's Rémy Di Gregorio won the climbers' classification at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, another great French hope – Crédit Agricole's Pierre Rolland – sat down with Cyclingnews' Jean-François Quénet to talk about his dreams for the future and his decision not ride the 2008 Tour de France.