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Beyond Yates, the gaps in between Thomas and the rest of the pre-race contenders have actually yawned out to 57 seconds on Alexander Vlasov (Astana Pro Team), 1:05 on Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb), 1:06 on Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo), 1:21 on Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) and 1:24 on Jakob Fuglsang (Astana Pro Team). As for Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe), the way the last man to end up the course crossed the line said everything – shaking his head in frustration, 1:37 down on Thomas.
Speaking before nearly all the other favourites had finished, but with a time just one 2nd except João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) – who might yet handle competitor status – Thomas said he understood he had actually ridden well.
” It was windy however I think I was rather comfy on the bars, quite strong, so that was a reward,” Thomas stated later on.
” Maybe I simply attacked, I was a bit too aggressive to start with, in the last two kilometres I started losing the legs a bit which was an embarassment due to the fact that there was a bit more of a headwind there. I definitely emptied the tank though.”
If the outcome was a motivating one, his competitors will take little convenience in the thought it could have been even better for the Welsh veteran. According to Thomas, he erred on the side of care on the corners, having actually seen how many riders had actually crashed..
The speed of a primarily downhill, non-technical course – “a bit like a pursuit on a track”, as Thomas, who knows what velodrome racing seems like more than the majority of his competitors, put it – was remarkably high.
It was an excellent hit out, a bit of a shock to the system.”.
Having struck the ground running in more methods than one, Thomas Giro dItalia bid has got off to a perfect start..
They can concurrently secure their Italian racers maglia rosa and Thomas GC interests. For Thomas, this was precisely the start he desired.
Two weeks after the curtain fell on Team Ineos Grenadiers dreadful bid for a 8th Tour de France win, the British team might not have had a more promising start to this years Giro dItalia, with Flippo Ganna taking the pink leaders jersey and Geraint Thomas getting considerable time on almost all his rivals.
Fourth in the recent UCI Road World Championships time trial and a winner three years ago of the opening 14km Tour de France time trial in Cologne, Thomas was commonly predicted to be the general classification rider who had actually benefit the most from the Giros opening race versus the clock in Palermo.
That projection was 100 per cent proper, with Thomas taking 4th place. However with the noteworthy exception of Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), who only lost 26 seconds, the spaces to the staying total competitors were big enough to raise Thomas status to the male to beat in the 2020 Giro dItalia.
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It was an excellent hit out, a bit of a shock to the system.”.
With Ganna in the lead, the Ineos Grenadiers strategy is clear. They can all at once safeguard their Italian racers maglia rosa and Thomas GC interests. For Thomas, this was precisely the start he desired.
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