the French cyclist thibaut pinot announced this Thursday that he will retire at the end of this season, after a professional career of thirteen years and in which he achieved six stage wins and a podium in three grand tours.
Pinot, 32, announced his decision to L’Equipe newspaper. “Now I’m ready for real life” after so much time on the bike and some tough years, he said.
After suffering repeated injuries for the last three seasons, he expressed his pleasure in announcing his retirement “as soon as possible”, because that way when he runs this year “he will know it will be the last time “.
This season, Pinot will participate in Turn aroundthat will be his main goal, and he hopes to be part of the group that will start with Tour de France to say goodbye to your favorite bike test.
The French climber has nine participations in the Tour, where he was third overall in 2014. He was fourth in the 2017 Giro and sixth in Back to Spain of 2018.
His entire professional career was spent with the French team FDJ.
Source: La Verdad
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