Teams & Riders Geraint Thomas

[CyclistAbi]

You are forgetting that JV has a train too. But i agree with you that if Thomas can come to the last TT still in good GC position, then he can win.

 

[BigCoward]

??

I'm pretty sure Roglic said he was gonna train more on his TT bike for the 2021 season.

But I wouldn't be surprised if Thomas takes some time in the ITTs. I will be very surprised if he's close in the mountains though.

Whenever GT has been strong in TTs he has generally been strong in mountains. If he is a bit stronger in TT I dont see how we could expect him to be 'a lot' weaker in the mountains. Especially with the team strength difference.

 

[BigCoward]

You are forgetting that JV has a train too. But i agree with you that if Thomas can come to the last TT still in good GC position, then he can win.

They have a train, but if ineos use theirs properly, JV have very little close to the same level (on paper).
Anyway this is moot, everyone knows Bahrain will dust everyone.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I have a rather strong feeling we will get to see some power play in between JV and Ineos. Best to wait and see that.

P.S. As for Bahrain i agree they are a strong team, but i don't know if they have Padun on the roster this year.

 

[topt]

They have a train, but if ineos use theirs properly, JV have very little close to the same level (on paper).
Anyway this is moot, everyone knows Bahrain will dust everyone.

we have seen last year how well the Iness train worked vs JV, almost nothing has changed

 

[BigCoward]

we have seen last year how well the Iness train worked vs JV, almost nothing has changed

Not the same train and main GC men not injured this year. What a strange argument.

 

[topt]

Not the same train and main GC men not injured this year. What a strange argument.

not really, just wait and see

 

[CyclistAbi]

I would say it's up to Thomas this year. If he can deliver the team will work for him and in that case he stands a chance. But if Thomas will struggle then i feel that Ineos could have much issues on this race. Porte is in great shape but i don't know if i would say he is considered to be the best climber. Carapaz on the other hand will need to do two rather OK TTs. And here i have my doubts.

Anyway, as a team Ineos is great, but on individual level i don't feel they have all that much options open. They will for sure try and we are all counting on that.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Bump.

Just cause I'm surprised at the lack of discussion in this thread. And he's been a topic of conversation, and is still kind of in some sort of contention.

Respect Mr Choo Choo!

 

[canarydan23]

Hincapie reckoned yesterday evening that Thomas wouldn't be lining up today but I've not heard anything this morning.

 

[Rackham]

Now that we see Roglic has gone home, I don't see "why" Ineos should leave G Thomas in the Tour considering his own injuries & his presence in the gruppetto yesterday (which is far below his stature).

If they think he can help Carapaz in the coming two weeks, I just don't see it (because unless he gets substantially better, he's going to get dropped again in every mountain stage early on).

 

[roundabout]

Thumbs up for being there and doing his best for the remaining GC rider on the team unlike a couple of recent examples.

 

[Bolder]

As he pointed out he just made his choice more difficult! Kudos for a great job done. He always gives his best and you can tell he expects a lot from himself.

 

[roundabout]

Geraint Thomas to ride on at Tour de France despite pain and fatigue

'There’s a couple more Tours in there' Welshman says revealing plan to race until 2024 Olympic Games

www.cyclingnews.com

Real team player.

 

[FroomeWagon]

Lance said on his podcast today that Thomas was going to abandon the Tour today and begin preparing for the Olympics ... Ineos (I assume Brailsford) told him no ... told him he can't leave yet.

I believe this is the final year of Thomas's contract. It will be interesting to see if he is with a new team next year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Trek will have a vacancy

 

[glassmoon]

Trek will have a vacancy

And a tendency of contracting washed out older riders...

 

[Lequack]

He is turning into a super domestique. Or does he still personal racing ambitions?

 

[Pinot's goat]

He is turning into a super domestique. Or does he still personal racing ambitions?

He's just building up form. He won Romandie and was on the podium of both Catalunya and Dauphine last year, he can still win races.

 

[AlfaLum]

He will win Romandie again.

 

[Lequack]

He was good in the LBL today, even attacking at one point.

 

[tobydawq]

I think he might defend his win in Romandie, actually.

 

[CyclistAbi]

The good thing is to see Thomas trying and being active again.

 

[yaco]

I think he might defend his win in Romandie, actually.

I'm interested in how Plapp performs - We'll see if he can translate his junior and under 23 ITT's into the senior ranks - Do well in these, add the one tough mountain stage and he can do a good GC.

 

[tobydawq]

I'm interested in how Plapp performs - We'll see if he can translate his junior and under 23 ITT's into the senior ranks - Do well in these, add the one tough mountain stage and he can do a good GC.

Well, it's not really two normal TTs. But sure, he will be interesting to follow too. It seems like an uncharacteristically unpredictable race.