Teams & Riders Thibaut Pinot discussion thread

[Mayomaniac]

I will ask again. Why has he never even tried to ride the Ardennes? Even if he doesn’t think the Mur suits him.

LBL would be a good race for him, I agree.

 

[samhocking]

Quelle surprise

The bad luck was self-enforced Pinot, he's only got himself, Madiot & the team to blame. Madiot & him even went to the press bashing the other teams that they delayed him taking Corticosteroids to fix his back injury in July until November as if this was the right thing to do! Not only that they then entered him into La Vuelta with a bust back still untreated! He lasted 2 stages until his back went again for the second time in 5 weeks!
I feel sorry he feels this is a game of luck and playing the moral high ground on corticosteroids, but he should have stopped racing and taken the medical treatment immediately rather than play it to the press as moral superiority. It was stupidity itself!

 

[Tonton]

Sam, this is not exactly how it went...but I understand and agree about blaming the team. Two days after his crash in Nice, when it became obvious that Tibo was really hurt, it was stupid and dangerous to continue.

Regardless, that wasn't enough of a gap with 10K to go, in the end it's still a pretty good performance, I hope that he gets better and better.

Tour over Giro means that he'll go for stages and polka dot in July. For the GC, between the course and the opponents, Giro would have been the obvious choice. It would be quite cool to see Pinot celebrate with the KOM on his back in Paris. Time is running out to get back to '18-'19 Tibopino level. But I hope he does...

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Gutted for him yesterday, really hoped he would have got his win. Never mind, there's always today if he's recovered well enough.

 

[RedheadDane]

I've probably said it before, and I'll say it again: That PdBF ITT that seemed like such a nice thing for him, ended up being a curse. Seems like 90% of his reasoning for continuing was because of that ITT, with the remaining 10% being wanting to fight the reputation as the guy who always abandons GTs.

As for yesterday; it was sad to see him that disappointed, because he didn't need to be! He did a great race, Lopez just had better legs. Though, someone in the ToTA mentioned that he's a better finisher than Lopez, so maybe if he'd sat up a little, and gotten onto Lopez' wheel, he could still have won the sprint. Instead it seemed he wanted a little too much to do it the "big way".

 

[Red Rick]

I'm Pinot levels sad he's not doing the Giro.

 

[will-10]

I'm Pinot levels sad he's not doing the Giro.

Nah, get that boy back to Teide.

 

[Pinot's goat]

I'm Pinot levels sad he's not doing the Giro.

He is still suffering from his Sarthe crashes and illness last week so Giro would probably be too soon to see him on top form. However he should have been going for the Giro to begin with.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

He is still suffering from his Sarthe crashes and illness last week so Giro would probably be too soon to see him on top form. However he should have been going for the Giro to begin with.

Sarthe was a weird, late addition to his program. After tirreno he was supposed to do Classic Doubs and then alps and romandie. Shame he went there because it ruined his form.

It's a shame he never got a Giro podium.

 

[glassmoon]

I believe that was decided rather long time ago... they skip Giro (where he could've had decent chance due to shortage of TT) and will opt (again) for the spectacular Tour failure :/

 

[Red Rick]

I believe that was decided rather long time ago... they skip Giro (where he could've had decent chance due to shortage of TT) and will opt (again) for the spectacular Tour failure :/

Pinot having a 12 month stretch of being genuinely world class while at FdJ is the most impressive year in cycling change my mind.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's a shame he never got a Giro podium.

Thanks a lot for reminded me of yet another "so close!"

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thanks a lot for reminded me of yet another "so close!"

Looks like he is in the break today!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Giro is the head option, going to the Tour is the more entertaining choice though I feel, the spectacle and the circus is a massive part of the fun.

 

[glassmoon]

Giro is the head option, going to the Tour is the more entertaining choice though I feel, the spectacle and the circus is a massive part of the fun.

not to him though...

 

[RedheadDane]

He's back!

 

[SafeBet]

Yes he is. Great day for cycling!

 

[Breezy1985]

Absolute motherfkn YES. Sweet 6 pack Jesus it's been way too long. What a man

 

[Red Rick]

The Tour de France being the biggest cycling race in the world is a conspiracy by the cabal to stop Thibaut Pinot from crushing the Giro every year.

 

[Bolder]

That was fabulous. Hope all was OK with his back and he can use this to build from.

 

[RedheadDane]

Danish commentators not knowing that he's not doing the Giro...

 

[Valv.Piti]

The Tour de France being the biggest cycling race in the world is a conspiracy by the cabal to stop Thibaut Pinot from crushing the Giro every year.

And born in the wrong country!

 

[Breezy1985]

Can't wait to see Pogs face when he realizes that he only won the last 2 tours because Tibo was injured

Beware the hungry mountain goat

 

[Lequack]

Brilliant! Just brilliant!

 

[Breezy1985]