Paris (AFP)

Thibaut Pinot, one of the favorite riders of the French public, announced on Tuesday his absence from the next Tour de France (June 26-July 18, 2021).

The Franc-Comtois, unhappy in the last two years in the Tour, will go to run in May another great national tour, the Giro.

He will leave most of the responsibilities in the Groupama-FDJ team to the French champion Arnaud Démare, who is focused on sprints.

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