Thibaut Pinot crashes out of Tour Poitou-Charentes during second stage

Bad news for Thibaut Pinot and Groupama-FDJ: the Frenchman crashed during the second stage of the Tour Poitou-Charentes and had to leave that stage race. Pinot is in his last months as a cycling pro.

Pinot, who already rode the Giro and Tour this season, worked towards the last show in his career in the French stage race: his beloved Giro di Lombardia. During the second stage in Poitou-Charentes, which is normally his last race on home soil, he crashed, according to reports, on his own.

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A mechanical problem is said to be the cause of Pinot's fall, who is suffering from abrasions on his right side, according to initial reports. His injuries are currently under investigation.

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Au micro de FR3, l'organisateur du Tour du Poitou-Charentes précise que Thibaut Pinot souffrirait surtout de brûlures sur le côté droit (en attente sans doute d'examens). Le coureur de la Groupama-FDJ aurait eu un ennui mécanique avant de chuter. #TPC2023 x.com/LeGruppetto/st…

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Victime d'une chute sur la 2e étape du Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Thibaut Pinot a abandonné. Le Franc-Comtois effectuait sa reprise en vue de la fin de saison et du Tour de Lombardie. Il s'agissait en principe de sa dernière course sur le sol français. #TPC2023

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