Frenchman Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), adrift in the first non-category pass of the Tour de France, lost around twenty minutes in the 8th stage on Saturday at the finish in Loudenvielle.
A year after his retirement 48 hours from the arrival of the 2019 Tour, when he was able to apply for the yellow jersey, the Franc-Comtois sank.
Exactly one week after it fell 3 kilometers from the finish of the first stage in Nice on an ultra-slippery road.
“I apologize to my teammates, to those who support me ... It's a lot of failures for everyone.
Today it may be a turning point in my career, he declared on arrival.
I've always said that cycling was about fighting and having fun, but that's too many failures.
I'm going to cross my fingers to win a stage. "
Thibaut Pinot's reaction after his terrible failure on this first Pyrenean stage: "It may be a turning point in my career" # TDF2020
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