Marc Madiot admits he should've taken Thibaut Pinot out of racing earlier in 2020

Pinot has been suffering from back problems which were made worse at last year's Tour de France

Thibaut Pinot at the Tour of the Alps 2021
(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Groupama-FDJ boss Marc Madiot has admitted that he should have stopped Thibaut Pinot from racing earlier last year after crashing on the opening stage of the Tour de France.

Pinot has been suffering from back problems that have seen him abandon the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in recent years after looking very strong. His crash at last year's Tour added to the issues too.

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