Geraint Thomas, the next british hope

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

Even last year during the Tour I found G. Thomas more unbelievable than Vinge or Pog.

I would say the same for me.

 

[Netserk]

Let me check if we could have predicted this based on his preseason?


Yes, we should have known because he was completely dogshit all season

Peaking like an angel, Astana style <3

 

[madthebad]

You're gonna have to accept the entire world hates the British.
The entire world is just so obsessed with how succesfull the British are. Not to mention how much anglophobia has infected this site.

Even if thats the case , its fully deserved.

 

[Pistolas]

G Thomas is one of the last representatives of one old-school cyclist style: drag your heavy ass through less important races like you had lost the form and the talent, but suddenly when the GT starts you are bulletproof again. nostalgia.

 

[Salvarani]

It is coming home!

 

[MartinGT]

Nibali smashed it in cobbles at the TDF in 2014 hey!

Not a full length PR though, but hey, keep the faith

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ok, after this Giro I'm fine with the foul four dominating one day races at will and Pogacar + Jonas Wineyard going crazy on TdF mountain stages. At least that's exciting racing...

 

[pastronef]

when G.Thomas won Bayern Rundfart in 2011 and 2014 (he was 25 and 28) Pinot was both times in the top10 in the GC

 

[zlev11]

when G.Thomas won Bayern Rundfart in 2011 and 2014 (he was 25 and 28) Pinot was both times in the top10 in the GC

ok yeah he won bayern runnyfart but how'd he do in the atomic jock race?

 

[Fantastico]

when G.Thomas won Bayern Rundfart in 2011 and 2014 (he was 25 and 28) Pinot was both times in the top10 in the GC

2011 had no really hard stage, Thomas just happened to be in the right breakaway and was the best time-trialist in the group. 2014 had one hilly stage, but a rather weak field, and the main time differences were made in the time-trial.

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

He could both win this Giro and la vuelta.. Would be incredible achievement for a a 2nd class classic specialist to win all 3 GT's.

 

[veganrob]

Ah, yes. Pointing out the Giiii circus show is just because of nationalism. Sometimes I even miss the Dawg days for the level of mental gymnastics.

They do like their special G sauce.

 

[samhocking]

there are threads about literally every single other rider that also wins. are you blind? get a new bit.

Because the three most ridiculous transformations of the century from gruppetto rider to Tour winner were all Brits.

So it's not the doping that's the issue then, it's the transformations that's the issue - exactly as I claims, because if you're proven doping, but were a good Junior, the clinic isn't bothered, so maybe The Clinic should be renamed ' The Transformers'?

 

[Netserk]

Do you think that’s a gotcha?

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

So it's not the doping that's the issue then, it's the transformations that's the issue - exactly as I claims, because if you're proven doping, but were a good Junior, the clinic isn't bothered, so maybe The Clinic should be renamed ' The Transformers'?

Blanket statement either way doesn't help. And it's not 1940's no need of seized mentality.

 

[hrotha]

So it's not the doping that's the issue then, it's the transformations that's the issue - exactly as I claims, because if you're proven doping, but were a good Junior, the clinic isn't bothered, so maybe The Clinic should be renamed ' The Transformers'?

It's amazing how many times this has been addressed and explained in this forum and how little Ineos fans care

 

[macbindle]

It's amazing how many times this has been addressed and explained in this forum and how little Ineos fans care

" Explained". LOL. By whom?

It's a little truism that the self-appointed 'experts' (LOL) of this forum have created, and then applied to everything.

It's an article of faith. Nothing more.

 

[hrotha]

" Explained". LOL. By whom?

It's a little truism that the self-appointed 'experts' (LOL) of this forum have created, and then applied to everything.

It's an article of faith. Nothing more.

It's a massive strawman is what it is, but knock yourselves out

 

[pastronef]

G.Thomas (Giro 2nd) and J.C.Peraud (Tour 2nd) stepped on a GT podium at the same age, 37 years old.

 

[Red Rick]

So, what is the defense here actually trying to achieve? Is it that "all cleanz nothing to see here, totally normal" or "yeah they're doping but they're not worse than everyone else". Or is it "yeah they're worse than everyone else, but don't be salty they're the most ridiculous outliers out there because they're my guys and let me smirk while pretending they're cleanz"

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Still some way to go to match grandpa Horner. In 2028 G. will win the Tour ahead of Pog, Vinge and Remco.