Yes, I was starting to believe, it's not over, but two minutes down after Friday is a mountain to climb (no pun intended - more than one mountain then )tobydawq said:[ I don't doubt that Pinot can bounce back but I was feeling that he had a genuine shot of winning the Tour. That seems much more unlikely after his time loss but of course his form has not disappeared.
And I haven't seen the interview today so I can't assess how defeated he appeared.
Yes, he looked bad, he took a big punch in the gut yesterday. But he said the right things IMO. He said that he 1'40" was not taken but gifted, that he can't accept that. He looked upset. I don't think that anyone could have expected him to crack jokes and do cartwheels...THAT would worry me .
A Tour success is absolutely still on the table, whether it's podium, 4th and a stage...maybe better but he needs outside things to happen.