Thibaut Pinot

Thibaut Pinot (born 29 May 1990) is a French former professional road cyclist who raced as a professional from 2010 to 2023 and spent his entire career with the Française des Jeux team. Once considered one of the most promising talents in French cycling, he finished third overall in the 2014 Tour de France and won the young rider classification there. He won stages in all three Grand Tours, three in the Tour de France, one in the Giro d'Italia and two in the Vuelta a España, and he won the Giro di Lombardia in 2018 and the mountains classification at the 2023 Giro d'Italia, with more than thirty professional victories in all. Born in Lure, he lives in Mélisey, where his father Régis has been mayor since 2008, and his brother Julien also raced as a cyclist. He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français in 2015 and 2018.