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.

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.