Pinot faces Dauphiné test
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) heads into the Critérium du Dauphiné's tough final three days of racing with ground to recoup in the general classification, though the Frenchman has affected calm about how he performs, noting that his big objectives of the summer are the Tour de France and the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Pinot currently lies 12th place overall, 52 seconds off the lead of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), after an unspectacular showing on the stiff opening day time trial at Les Gets.
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“It’s going to be hard to finish in the top five,” Pinot admitted to L’Équipe. “My place in the prologue lifted a bit of pressure off me. In the end, it was a blessing in disguise, because I can progress a bit more calmly. It’s good to ride in a relaxed way given that there are two heavy months ahead of me.”
Friday’s tough stage to Vaujany will set the tone for the remainder of Pinot’s Dauphiné, and help him decide whether to chase a high overall finish or a stage victory this weekend. “It’s going to be a test,” he said. “If I’m on form, I should be in contact with the best. If I’m on the limit, we’ll change tactics like we did at the Tour de France last year [where Pinot won at Alpe d’Huez on the final weekend – ed.]”
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