Until the end fate will have given him no gift. Victim of a fall on Wednesday during the 2nd stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes, the idol of a whole people Thibaut Pinot had to abandon the race, the last of his career in France. According to the management of the event quoted by France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pinot had a mechanical problem halfway through the race which caused his fall. “He is burned (on the right side) but there is no fracture,” said organizer Alain Clouet.
Pinot, who left at first, dismounted a few kilometers further and abandoned during this stage, linking Aulnay-de-Saintonge to Bressuire (185.7 km). The Tour du Poitou-Charentes, which started on Tuesday and will end on Friday, was to be the last French race in the career of the 33-year-old Franc-Comtois, preparatory to the Tour of Lombardy, his favorite race, scheduled for October 7.
A retirement announced for a while
Winner of the 2018 Tour of Lombardy and three stages of the Tour de France in particular, the French climber confirmed this summer that he would end his career this fall, despite the enthusiasm shown by his supporters during the Grande Boucle in July .