Teams & Riders Geraint Thomas

[Luthor]

Sad to hear it but not unexpected. Ineos might go all in on vuelta to save their season but with too many leaders might be even worse.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Couldn’t watch the stage today and when I’d heard that Thomas had fallen in the neutral zone I thought ‘here we go again’.

Having watched the video of the crash, there is very little that could have been done. He went down hard and he’s lucky he’s not got broken bones, rotten luck and I guess it might be time to focus on 2021 and making sure he is in form at the correct time.

I'm the same - I thought you can't keep having bad luck because of crashes, there is a problem. However, in this case, it actually was bad luck.

The UCI/teams/riders are all about safety, how about insisting on bottle cages that actually do their job?

 

[Breezy1985]

I'm the same - I thought you can't keep having bad luck because of crashes, there is a problem. However, in this case, it actually was bad luck.

The UCI/teams/riders are all about safety, how about insisting on bottle cages that actually do their job?

If you make it hard for the bottle to come out then we will probably just end up in crashes where riders are fooling around with awkward cages

 

[RinTinTin]

Given Froome's current performance levels, and the fact he is leaving, I would let Thomas lead the Vuelta charge if he is fully recovered after this accident.
At least a chance to salvage a terrible season

 

[Jan the Man]

Small Pelvic fracture- suspect it’s season over

 

[TourOfSardinia]

I don't see the bidon in this low-res image

From corriere.it

 

[memyselfandI]

Nope, he won't start today.

Yes, such such sad and unfortunate thing to happen. For an athlete and for a team.

 

[memyselfandI]

I don't see the bidon in this low-res image

From corriere.it

It can be seen very clearly in videoclip, there is 2-3 bottles spinning around and between cyclists few second before this very accident happens.

 

[mrgmyers]

I don't think he would be up there with Roglic and Pogacar even if he was in top form for this Tour, so the Giro with 3 TTs and a weak field certainly looks the better option.

Well now Geraint is out of the race we shall never know!

 

[thiscocks]

Pretty *** news for the race and his season. However I dont think he's commited enough to the Giro ; didnt he ride on through the tour one year with a similar small fracture? Could have been his pelvis again.

 

[DanielSong39]

From bad to worse, looks like no Vuelta for Thomas.
Giro 2021?

 

[stonerider]

Yesterday’s crash was a freak accident not much anybody could have done if you see the footage.

Sagan or MvdP would have bunnyhopped that bottle. G has no skills.

 

[glassmoon]

Sagan or MvdP would have bunnyhopped that bottle. G has no skills.

In that speed and in the bunch? Don't think so. No one would've seen that one coming.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

guy has pretty insane bad luck for sure... it was too early to tell for sure but i think he would've been hard to beat here

 

[Netserk]

In that speed and in the bunch? Don't think so. No one would've seen that one coming.

The rider just before hopped over it.

 

[brownbobby]

I'm the same - I thought you can't keep having bad luck because of crashes, there is a problem. However, in this case, it actually was bad luck.

The UCI/teams/riders are all about safety, how about insisting on bottle cages that actually do their job?

Bad luck again for sure. But again being the operative word! You contrast Thomas' career with Froome for example, with the exeption of 2 i believe, he's either won or podiumed every GT he's ever entered as leader, and a couple he didn't.
I think there's a reason multiple GT winners are so rare...surely it cant all be down to luck...

 

[Koronin]

Ouch. Sounds like his season is over. With the off season he should be fine for the start of next season.

 

[fuiers]

Was looking back at his early career and he did manage to pull some remarkable results in the cobbled classics. Why did he ditch those all together? Just to ride for Froome? I do understand that GT races are more suitable for him because of his track background and TT skills.

 

[Pinot's goat]

Was looking back at his early career and he did manage to pull some remarkable results in the cobbled classics. Why did he ditch those all together? Just to ride for Froome? I do understand that GT races are more suitable for him because of his track background and TT skills.

He was 4th at the 2015 TDF with just two stages left and in 2016 he skipped most of the classics so I suspect he and Team Sky began to believe he could compete for GC at grand tours so he changed his focus.

 

[Bonimenier]

Was looking back at his early career and he did manage to pull some remarkable results in the cobbled classics. Why did he ditch those all together? Just to ride for Froome? I do understand that GT races are more suitable for him because of his track background and TT skills.

To win the TdF maybe? I doubt he regrets changing his focus.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, didn't you know he won the Tour?

 

[fuiers]

Change your focus yeah I get it, but ride some cobbles for Pete´s sake.

 

[tobydawq]

Nice display today. I'm surprised to see him climbing so well after yesterday's disappointment. It would be quite the curveball if he were to win the Tour again.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Nice display today. I'm surprised to see him climbing so well after yesterday's disappointment. It would be quite the curveball if he were to win the Tour again.

Thomas winning the Tour, somewhat as a result of Kuss failing to support Roglic sufficiently on a pivotal mountain stage, would be a golden moment for the forum; for none other than the inevitable LS rant.

 

[tobydawq]

Thomas winning the Tour, somewhat as a result of Kuss failing to support Roglic sufficiently on a pivotal mountain stage, would be a golden moment for the forum; for none other than the inevitable LS rant.

I don't know, I just like Thomas.