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What Can We Expect? TdF22-19
I love an opportunity to craft a title that can have multiple interpretations. This one fits that bill. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) dropped back to his team car with about 40 kilometers to go to get a bidon and some information. He may have been asking what should he be expecting to happen on the finale of the stage. I, and every French cycling fan, are also wondering what we all can expect from Pinot in this Tour de France. He claims he will only be going for stage wins and not the general classification. The fact that his bib number doesn't end in a one, means his team hasn't set him as the team leader. That honor goes to David Gaudu. Perhaps that move will lesssen the pressure on Pinot allowing him to excel rather than explode in the final week of the Tour.