Pinot misses out on his first ever sprint victory at the Tour of the Alps

Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) watched the replay of the close sprint finish at the Tour of the Alps on the big screen in the centre of Cles, pointing out his own errors, as he tried to process missing out of a stage victory and the loss of four precious bonus seconds.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.