Thibaut Pinot abandons the Vuelta a España as back pain persists

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Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Thibaut Pinot has abandoned the Vuelta a España and ended his 2020 season due to persistent back pain caused by his crash in Nice at the start of the Tour de France in August. He opted not to start stage 3 after losing time during the opening stages. 

The Groupama-FDJ team leader suffered a back injury on the opening stage of the Tour de France when he crashed and another rider rode into him. At the end of the first week, it was clear he was out of yellow jersey contention, although he struggled on to Paris.

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