Thibaut Pinot out of Olympic Games with viral infection
Posted July 16, 2016 7:00 am
VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France (AP) - French cyclist Thibaut Pinot won't compete at the Olympic Games because of a viral infection he caught during the Tour de France.
Pinot withdrew from the Tour on Friday after dropping to 34th overall following the Mont Ventoux stage. Pinot, who started the race with the goal of achieving a podium finish, was never in contention, losing ground in the Pyrenees.
His team said on Saturday that he won't recover in time for the Rio de Janeiro Games, where he was scheduled to compete in the road race and the time trial.
Pinot achieved his best result at the Tour two years ago when he was third overall.
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