Geraint Thomas surged into the top 10 overall at the Volta a Catalunya after the stage two individual time trial. The 2018 Tour de France champ finished 10th in the race against the clock – 47 seconds down on Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Rohan Dennis over the 18.5km course at Banyoles.
Geraint Thomas finished safely in the main pack on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Spain. Wales’s 2018 Tour de France champ crossed the line with the main contenders 16 seconds down on stage winner Andrea Kron of Denmark.
Geraint Thomas reckons his preparations for the Tour de France are right on track. The Ineos Grenadiers rider went into today’s fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy in 10th spot.
British Cycling have cancelled the 2021 Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nations’ Cup in Newport, due to take place from 22-25 April 2021, because of the on-going COVID-19 situation.
Geraint Thomas finished 13th on the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy. The Ineos Grenadiers rider came home in the same time as stage winner Julian Alaphilippe after just over five hours in the saddle.
Geraint Thomas is well in the hunt after the opening stage of the Tour du Var in France. The 34-year-old finished just three seconds behind Bauke Mollema of Trek-Segafredo who won the opening stage of the three-day race at the summit finish in Gourdon.
Geraint Thomas will ramp up his season when he competes alongside one of Britain’s hottest talents in France this week. The 2018 Tour de France champ will compete for the second time this season at the three-day Tour de Var which starts on Friday.
Geraint Thomas says the five-day Etoile de Bessèges race was the shock to the system he needed as he builds towards the Tour de France. The 34-year-old finished 49th overall – and joked that he almost got off his bike and ran the uphill sections of Sunday’s individual time trial.
Geraint Thomas has been told that 2021 does not have to be his last shot at a second Tour de France title. The 2018 Yellow Jersey winner has been told he will lead Ineos Grenadiers into Le Tour which starts in Brittany on June 26.
Geraint Thomas and Owain Doull finished safely in the main pack as they got their 2021 race season underway in France. The Ineos Grenadiers duo safely completed the 143.55km long opening stage of the Étoile de Bessèges around Bellegarde.
Geraint Thomas will return to racing on Wednesday for the first time since a crash wrecked his Giro d’Italia dreams last October. The 34-year-old will be part of a seven-strong Ineos Grenadiers squad for the five-stage Etoile de Besseges race in France.
Geraint Thomas suffered a dislocated shoulder while on a training ride on Sunday. Wales’ 2018 Tour de France champ insisted he would be back riding on Monday – on his turbo trainer.