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Run the Tour de France, yes, but as a leader and not only “in service of the team” and from the leader of the ranks Egan Bernal: Geraint thomas expressed in the Gazzetta dello Sport, in “disappointment” missing the ‘Grande Boucle’ this year.
“This may seem a bit harsh, but I just didn’t want to go to the Tour to run at the service of the team “, declared the Welsh cyclist to the Italian sports newspaper, within the framework of the Tyrrhenian-Adriatic dispute.
“I feel like I’m at an age where I have to make the most of every opportunity. In this sense, the Giro is without a doubt a better opportunity for me. I think I still have the level to be a leader. A role other than that in France did not interest me, “added the 34-year-old, winner of the Tour in 2018 and second last year.
“Not being 100%” for the Tour, where his Ineos team opted for Egan Bernal as sole leader, “it was a disappointment”, added the runner, who estimates that the route of the Giro (3-25 October) “suits him.”
Thomas He could only sign a 37th place at the Dauphiné in August. But he assures that he feels “a little better” now and that the “feelings were good” during preparation.
In the Tirreno-Adriatico, an eight-stage race that runs until September 14, he is the leader, with a luxury companion in the figure of Chris Froome, another rejected for the Tour de France.
With what ambitions? “It’s too early to say. The first two stages (Monday and Tuesday) served to find the rhythm. Wednesday’s is interesting “, said Thomas, who could compete in the time trial in the World Cups at the end of the month in Italy.
