Greig Leach

Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) has ridden himself back into form and into the Tour as the race has progressed. Today he was in the breakaway yet again. He left his compatriots behind and went over the highest point of the 102nd Tour de France riding second on the road. Unfortunately for the Frenchman who finished third overall last year, he is not the skilled descender of the rider ahead or those that are chasing him from behind. Pinot is looking at a fast, narrow, technical descent off of the Col d'Allos that leads right into the final ascent of the day.