Giro d'Italia: Pinot limits the damage on Oropa to stay in podium fight

Thibaut Pinot, uno di noi. "Thibaut Pinot, one of us," read the banner from a group of local tifosi halfway up the climb of Oropa. The feeling is mutual: Pinot has long professed his love of Italy and all things Italian, and he seems to be enjoying his debut in the Giro d'Italia, where, unlike in the remorseless Tour de France, no misstep seems to be completely irretrievable.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is 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.