Thibaut Pinot: I didn't have the legs to win the Critérium du Dauphiné

Thibaut Pinot was in the first attack
Thibaut Pinot was in the first attack (Image credit: Getty Images)

Thibaut Pinot didn’t wear the yellow and blue jersey on Sunday morning, but he began the final stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné as the de facto race leader after Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) withdrew from the event through injury.

The Frenchman’s day ended in disappointment, however, as he had to settle for second place overall beyond Daniel Martínez (EF Pro Cycling), who became the third Colombian to win the Dauphiné after Martin Ramirez (1984) and Luis Herrera (1988 and 1991).

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