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Thibault withdraws for the Giro: "It is not at all the end of his career"

2021-04-25T04:06:25.451Z


Jacky Maillot, the doctor of the Groupama-FDJ team, talks about the announcement of Thibaut Pinot's package for the next Giro. He explains the


The decision did not surprise anyone and it had also been taken at the start of the Tour des Alpes.

Thibaut Pinot will not participate in the next Giro, the main objective of his season.

Still not recovered from his fall during the first stage of the last Tour de France, the Franc-Comtois had decided to test himself during the Tour des Alpes.

But the pain returning after three hours of racing, he stopped his season for the moment and will pass, next week, a battery of exams to finally get out of his long black hole.

Jacky Maillot, the doctor of the Groupama-FDJ team, agreed to review the injury and its management by Pinot.

When did Thibaut Pinot make the decision not to run the Giro?

JACKY JERSEY.

From the start of the Tour des Alpes.

When he couldn't keep up with the peloton, she imposed herself.

Thibaut had specified that he would not do the Giro if he was not at 100%.

But he needed this test because in everyday life or in training, he has absolutely no pain.

But after three hours of racing, everything changes because the competition requires continuous stimulus movements between the upper and lower body.

And this is where the suffering comes in.

What exactly is he suffering from?

The diagnosis has been known from the start: sacroiliac joint trauma.

We treated him, especially with changes in posture and it seemed to be getting better.

But the only real judge is the competition.

Next week, we are going to have MRIs and scanners again and also to consult other specialists.

This kind of injury can take a long time to heal, as we knew.

But the problem is that it is asymptomatic on a daily basis and that it is therefore complicated to manage it out of competition.

It is only when the rhythm changes in the peloton that it wakes up.

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Some people mention a pain management problem with him ...

It's complete rubbish.

Precisely, the difference between a champion and a teammate is resistance to pain.

Thibaut is a huge champion.

Going to find an explanation on that side is laughable on the contrary.

I wish everyone to be as "fragile" as him… It's just that it's the biggest injury of his career because this trauma is misplaced.

And it creates inflammation.

Ultimately, it would have been better if something broke when it fell.

It would have fixed a long time ago.

Do you understand that the duration of this injury calls out?

If we don't know anything, we can ask ourselves questions but Thibaut's injury is not an enigma. It is harmless when you do not ride a bike for a long time but complicated. But we still gradually gain from the pain. Believe me, this is not the end of Thibaut's career at all. He has a huge mind and manages his disappointment without being downcast. We'll get there. There, Thibaut stops his preparation and goes to heal himself.

Source: leparis

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