Twitter reacts as Thibaut Pinot abandons Tour de France 2019

The French contender was a serious threat to the yellow jersey, but was forced to throw in the towel

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Thibaut Pinot was forced to abandon the Tour de France in tears in the penultimate mountain stage of the race, having been a serious threat to the yellow jersey.

The Frenchman had been one of the key animators of the race over the last three weeks, starting stage 19 just 1-50 off the race lead.

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