Sick, Thibaut Pinot loses big on the second time of the Giro

Over the 35 timed kilometers of the 9th stage of the Giro this Sunday, Thibaut Pinot conceded 2 minutes 40 on the winner and new leaderRemco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step).

“I haven’t been in great shape for three days”

Sick and now 5 minutes 33 from the pink jersey, the Frenchman saw his chances of appearing well in the general clification in Rome fly away. “I don’t even know my time and that wasn’t my first concern today. I haven’t been in great shape for three days. I’m happy to have had only 45 minutes of effort and the rest day tomorrow. I was fine five days later, I fell ill. It will be important to find sensations before the mountain stages, to make me happy in the second part of the Giro”, said the Groupama-FDJ rider on arrival. His team indicated on social networks that Thibaut Pinot had tested negative for Covid.