Mathias Frank takes a 'step back' to try to help Bardet win the Tour de France

It's not often that a rider arrives at a new team and admits he or she has taken a 'step back.' After three years at IAM Cycling in which he stepped out of the shadows of domestique duty to explore his potential as a stage race leader, Mathias Frank will revert to type in 2017, this time in the colours of AG2R-La Mondiale.

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