Already unhappy on Friday at home by getting stuck in the climb of the Super Planche des Belles filles, Thibaut Pinot experienced hell in the stage bringing the peloton to Lausanne this Saturday.
48 kilometers from the finish in Switzerland, in the climb of the Col de Pétra Felix (4th category), the rider of the Groupama-FDJ formation was caught in the face by the arm of a Trek formation assistant holding out a haversack by the side of the road.
The punch was obviously completely involuntary on the part of the employee of the American team.
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Pinot stopped short, dismounted and held his face in his hands.
After recovering from the shock, a little stunned but quickly joined by his team's assistance car, the Franc-Comtois got back in the saddle to catch up with the peloton.
The junction was made after a few minutes of effort.
A few seconds before this misadventure, Le Français had experienced a very complicated start to the stage, being trapped in two fortunately harmless falls.
