Pinot limits damage during Tour de France's stage 17

It wasn't quite a jour sans but it was by no means a jour avec, either. After sparkling on the Port de Balès on Tuesday, Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.fr) was noticeably flatter on the road to Pla d'Adet on stage 17 of the Tour de France.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.