Roland-Garros: Thibaut Pinot on Nadal: “It could have been another…” – Cyclism’Actu

Winner of his 14th Roland-Garros this Sunday against Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal continues to write his story, still being the king of Parisian soil. However, nothing was easy for him after two very emotional weeks. The Spanish player suffered in particular from pain in his left foot. He benefited from legal treatment in the world of tennis, with infiltrations of anesthetic product to calm this pain. Nadal has also admitted to having “played without sensation in the foot”, following an injection into the nerve, before being ironic in a press conference following a question asking him the number of injections received. during the fortnight. “It’s better that you don’t know,” he said.Video – Nadal explains his shock treatment to be able to play! Today’s heroes… 🤔🫠https://t.co/KCYQ1mZjUr — PINOT Thibaut (@ThibautPinot) June 5, 2022 Thibaut Pinot’s ironic statement: “Today’s heroes.. This declaration has thus caused a reaction in the world of sport and in particular cycling, including Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) who has taken a number of positions against doping in recent years. He commented on Rafael Nadal’s exit in an ironic tone: “Today’s heroes…”, with a smiley to show his astonishment. Two days later, in reaction to the response of Jonathan Eysseric, a French tennis player, who posted “The sadness of this tweet” under that of the Franc-Comtois, the latter clarified his thoughts. “We see too many athletes using this kind of practice in recent weeks” “Why? Because I have my convictions, a way of seeing sport and sports performance other than yours perhaps? My tweet (3 words) which causes so much reaction fell on Nadal but it could have been a… (series of emojis representing sports). In no case, his career or his talent are not questioned here. We see too many sportsmen using this kind of practice in recent weeks. I almost lost 2 years of careers, surely the most beautiful, to treat my back. It was difficult, but I am proud of it today. Methods simply prohibited in my sport so decried unfortunately. Here is a little more precision on the sadness of my tweet. Sorry if my answer fell on you. Sportingly, “wrote Thibaut Pinot. Why ? Because I have my convictions, a way of seeing sport and sports performance differently than yours may be? 🤠🠻‍♂�’�My tweet (3 words) which is causing so much reaction fell on Nadal but it could have been a 🠌�’�‍♂�’ï¿ ½ðŸ ‡ðŸ¤¾ðŸ »â›¹ðŸ »ðŸ¤ºðŸ ˆðŸ ‹ðŸ »â›·âš½ï¿½’�🠄🠻‍♂�’��’🠻etc … (1/ 3) — PINOT Thibaut (@ThibautPinot) June 7, 2022 Methods that are simply forbidden in my sport, unfortunately so decried. Here is a little more precision on the sadness of my tweet. 🥲Sorry if my answer fell on you.🙈 Sportingly. (3/3) — PINOT Thibaut (@ThibautPinot) June 7, 2022 As a reminder, the French rider complies with the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) but also those of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC), an association to which several teams and riders of the peloton subscribe. Thus any injection or infiltration is therefore “strictly prohibited for members of the MPCC, or else these are authorized, on medical advice, but lead to stops for competitions”. We also remember that in 2020, then injured in the back due to a fall on the Tour de France, the French climber of Groupama-FDJ had waited for the winter to try to heal himself with an infiltration. “When I see the effect that the infiltration has had on my back, I tell myself that there are several races that I would have finished,” he said in an interview with L’Equipe in 2021. All the Tennis news, follow it on TennisActu.net #RG22: HERE IT’S DONE… a 14th Roland-Garros for Rafael Nadal! Nadal is now 22 Grand Slam titles To be found on https ://t.co/wXT1LJaXar / @TennisActu 🎾#Nadal #Ruud #RolandGarros #FrenchOpen #Rafa pic.twitter.com/F0zyPpARiC — TennisActu (@TennisActu) June 5, 2022