NICE, France (Reuters) - Home favourite Thibaut Pinot said he was concerned by a back injury ahead of Sunday's second stage of the Tour de France after suffering a heavy crash in the opening stage. Pinot is one of the fancied riders as he bids to become the first home winner since Bernard Hinault in 1985 but he endured a tough start. "I'm ok, nothing's broken, I continue," Pinot said ahead of the second stage, a 186km trek into the mountains surrounding Nice and featuring two Category 1 climbs. "I'm just concerned by a haematoma on my back, which I sustained when another rider bumped into me in the crash," he added. (Reporting by Julien Pretot in Nice, writing by by Martyn Herman in London, editing by Ed Osmond)

Source: The Star August 30, 2020 11:37 UTC