Thibaut Pinot sets new Strava KoM on the Tourmalet at the Tour de France 2019

The Frenchman held the previous Strava record after his ascent at the 2016 Tour

Thibaut Pinot wins stage 14 of the Tour de France 2019 (Getty)

As well as picking up a historic stage win at the summit finish of the Tourmalet, a feature that has now only occurred three times in the Tour de France's history, Thibaut Pinot picked up a second, albeit admittedly less important prize.

The Groupama-FDJ rider stuck with the front group of GC contenders before springing ahead with 250m to go to take the victory on stage 14, announcing that he's down but not out in the fight for the yellow jersey.

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