If Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Lombardy this Saturday, Thibaut Pinot was also one of the stars of the day, competing in his last race where several hundred French supporters were present. After his final arrival, the climber from the Groupama-FDJ team savored this wonderful atmosphere by getting excited for “the best audience in the world”.
Thibaut Pinot experienced one last madness this Saturday on the Tour of Lombardy. The French’s supporters were there for the team climber’s final race Groupama-FDJ, who announced his decision at the beginning of the year when he celebrated his 33rd birthday before the summer. It is therefore in front of his fans that Thibaut Pinot crossed the finish line before saying goodbye. Not without emotion.
Tour of Lombardy: Thibaut Pinot’s last crazy day https://t.co/trBYYuMydd pic.twitter.com/Shv2VmMSO5
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“I am far from being world champion, but I have the best audience in the world”
« That’s it, it’s over. I’m far from being world champion, but I have the best audience in the worlddropped Thibaut Pinot. It was crazy, it was magnificent to experience. I knew it would be a complicated day. I fought but to finish with Rudy (Molard) and Quentin (Pacher), it’s a beautiful symbol. Many runners congratulated me. We’re going to celebrate and celebrate well. »
Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour of Lombardy again
He also left his mark, for other reasons. Double reigning winner, Tadej Pogacar followed up with a third victory in a row over the Tour of Lombardy. « To win here three times in a row is fantasticconfided the Slovenian in comments relayed by The Team. I felt very strong today (Saturday) and I knew the final well so I had to attack far from the finish. I would have preferred to start with Vlasov and collaborate with him until the finish but he quickly came back behind, so instinctively, I accelerated at the start of the descent, I took a little lead and that was enough. It was another very, very tough day of racing. I was on the verge of cramps in the finale. For a moment, I thought it was over. »
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