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Cycling: the memories of William Bonnet, model teammate of Thibaut Pinot

2022-01-11T17:40:05.601Z


MEET - The sturdy Guardian Angel has retired. Without regrets. And with good times.


His best memory is the victory of another.

He could have advanced his professional successes (four bouquets) or his place of best French (8th) at the world championship in 2016 but he fades naturally.

A habit.

That sums up the life of a teammate.

Bodyguard, he must swallow the wind, anticipate and erase the dangers of the road, try to patch up desperate situations with coolness when precious seconds are scattered in nature.

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Both GPS and bumper, William Bonnet has long been the shield of Thibaut Pinot.

A guardian angel.

Indispensable link.

Always in the shadows.

And the victory of the Franc-Comtois during the Tour of Lombardy in 2018 is the key moment that William Bonnet (39), a young retiree, retains from the seventeen years spent in the peloton (Auber 93, Crédit Agricole, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, FDJ since 2011).

“Winning one of the monuments of cycling is the goal of many runners, it is the envy of many…

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Source: lefigaro

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