"It was one of the worst days of my career," said Pinot. While he will be credited with the same time as the winner because the crash occurred within three kilometres of the finish, Pinot was left disgruntled by his opening mishap. Voici les principales victoires et places d'honneur de Thibaut Pinot depuis son arrivée dans le cyclisme professionnel en 2010 : Sommaire If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site. Pinot went into this race edition dreaming of ending a 35-year drought for France but lost contact with the main contenders 41 km from the finish. "He's angered, annoyed by his crash. Unlike Pinot, Alaphilippe had no ambition in the general classification. Ce dernier est maire de la commune de Mélisey, où Thibaut Pinot a grandi et habite toujours. Découvrez la biographie du cycliste français et ses dernières actus. Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division. Thibaut Pinot a pris l'habitude rester discret sur sa vie privée et notamment sur ses relations amoureuses. Thibaut Pinot leads a training session for the Groupama-FDJ team in Nice before the start of the Tour de France 2020 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport) Equally important, the postponement imposed by Covid from the height of summer to more temperate September will also suit the French, who does not like running in extreme heat. En savoir plus sur notre politique de confidentialité. Après avoir annoncé la prolongation de son contrat avec son équipe Groupama-FDJ pour trois années supplémentaires (il est désormais engagé jusqu'en 2023), le cycliste français s'est ainsi confié, le 4 juin dernier, dans les colonnes du Parisien, à propos de la prochaine Grande Boucle. Yates and other Tour contenders, including defending champion Egan Bernal and favorite Primoz Roglic, crossed the finish line 6 minutes, 40 seconds after Peters.

Un succès qui servira de déclic au coureur français en vue de la saison 2019, où il brillera sur le Tour de France, avant d'abandonner sur blessure (voir ci-dessous). Il y a quelques années, le cycliste avait vécu une idylle avec une autre reine de beauté, Andréa Vannier, Miss Franche-Comté 2011. There was a lot of tension all day long with the rain," Groupama-FDJ team manager Marc Madiot told reporters. We'll see tomorrow but I don't think there's big damage. Last year, he had bested eventual champion Egan Bernal in the Pyrenees before a thigh injury ended his victory hopes two days from the finish in Paris. I’ve been through too many failures.”. “And there are (Nairo) Quintana, (Miguel Angel) Lopez, (Rigoberto) Uran… It’s going to be a very open and interesting race.”, The Tour, which was postponed from its usual July slot due to the coronavirus, ends in Paris on Sept. 20, Government sued over failure to fully and promptly disclose 'Abenomask' costs, Overseas students in Japan face bleak job outlook due to pandemic, Mount Fuji observes first snowfall of the season, Trump’s taxes show chronic losses and years of income tax avoidance, Goro Koyama, PI: A private investigator who serves the international community, [Bonus episode] The making of the Walkman, Directory of who’s who in the world of business in Japan. It got worse and he dropped to 30th overall, 18 minutes and 56 seconds behind race leader Adam Yates. Interrogé sur ses objectifs, Pinot a détaillé : "D'abord viser le podium puis, peut-être, plus haut. Lors du Tour de France 2015, le jeune coureur se retrouve rapidement distancé au classement général mais trouve les ressources nécessaires pour remporter l'étape de l'Alpe d'Huez.