Will Thibaut Pinot be present at the start of the Tour de France on July 1 next to Bilbao. Uncertainty hovers. If the main interested party, 5th in the Giro on Sunday, applies, nothing is less sure of seeing him participate in his last Tour, he who will end his career at the end of the season. “It’s a good question, he replied to the Eurosport microphone on Sunday. I hope I will get answers soon. I want to be on the Tour for my last year, with the legs I have. I have nothing more to prove, I made a Top 5 in the Giro, I’m motivated, I want to help the team. Either way, I want to be there. »
Thibaut Pinot knows it, Marc Madiot, manager of Groupama-FDJ, will be the big decision-maker. “The decision is not mine, blew the French Sunday in Rome. Whether positive or negative, I hope it will be quickly because I need to plan for the rest of my season. »
Asked about this subject on May 21, Madiot left some doubt. “I can very well put it on or not put it on, actually, he agreed on RMC. Yes, I will assume until the end. If there’s one thing I’m not going to consider, it’s this one (on the Pinot farewell tour). I have one goal: to make the best possible team with the best possible riders. If Pinot, or Demare, or another are among those riders who could be extremely effective for the team, then they will be at the start of the Tour de France. ” Answer in a few days.
