Thibaut Pinot obviously has no intention of cluttering his home in Mélisey, in Haute-Saône, with relics of his career. The now former cyclist therefore decided to auction on eBay the symbol of one of his latest exploits: the jersey of best climber of the Tour of Italy 2023 which he finished 5th overall, bib included.
The sum collected will return to the Collectif ultras Paris (CUP) “to help us finance our end-of-year actions”, explains this association of PSG supporters, who specifies in a joke that the winner of the 2018 Tour of Lombardy is “a member of the CUP twice, that of the Collectif ultras Paris and that of the Collectif ultras Pinot”.
The very young 33-year-old retiree, a long-time fan of the French champion, reacted in an Instagram story: “For a very good cause and Christmas is approaching. »
This Friday morning, four days before the end of the operation, set for Tuesday at 9:01 a.m. sharp, the auctions reached 655 euros.