FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - The 177-km Stage 16 from Nimes to Nimes - July 23, 2019 - Groupama-FDJ rider Thibaut Pinot of France before the start. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
TIGNES, France (Reuters) - Thibaut Pinot's Tour de France challenge came to an abrupt and heartbreaking halt on Friday when the home favourite abandoned the race with a thigh injury during the 19th stage.
His Groupama-FDJ team explained that the 29-year-old, who was fifth overall and still had a genuine shot at the title, sustained the injury when he collided with another rider's handlebars while trying to avoid a pileup on Wednesday.
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