When will Geraint Thomas win a GT?

[fantomas]

After all, he is wih Sky, and his native tongue is English, so the question is, when?

 

[Poursuivant]

Is that you, 'the sceptic'?

 

[del1962]

His native tongue is Welsh

 

[Taxus4a]

He looks like a similar rider than Valverde, but i doubt he is so good. If Valverde was able to do it, why not? but he must demostrate more to that, he was working and today he was with the best, but i need to valorate at the end of le Tour. i see better for that Porte and he maybe never will do it.

 

[fantomas]

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His native tongue is Welsh

Well, English is the native tongue for most people from Cardiff nowadays, so I'd put my money on his mother tongue being English.

 

[Irondan]

To the OP, you have to edit the poll to make it work.

Contact Bigmac, he knows exactly how to make these polls work correctly.

 

[fantomas]

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Is that you, 'the sceptic'?

Nope. You think this belongs in The Clinic?

 

[ray j willings]

No chance over 3 weeks. He has good engine but no chance in the mountains in a GT.

 

[Taxus4a]

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No chance over 3 weeks. He has good engine but no chance in the mountains in a GT.

Everybody thought the same of Valverde and jalabert, but I think like you.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Depends if he can show consistency and good recovery. Definitely seems like a potential GT winner the way things are going if he doesn't decide to focus on the cobbles

 

[fantomas]

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To the OP, you have to edit the poll to make it work.

Contact Bigmac, he knows exactly how to make these polls work correctly.

Thanks. I did, and they fixed whatever the problem was.

 

[Koba80]

If Cobo can win one... (the one that doesn't matter)

 

[Arredondo]

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If Cobo can win one... (the one that doesn't matter)

Because Cobo didn't do anything after that Vuelta, doesn't mean he's a example every good rider can win a GT. Cobo always was a great climber. I don't know what he did before and during that Vuelta, but when he was on, he was a top-class climber.

I personally think G can fight for the podium in the future. The guy can do everyting. But winning against Froome? Don't know about that.

 

[DBotero]

Highest GC place for G. in a GT is at the moment 22 in last year TDF.I think it's too early to tell what he can do.Next year he'll get his chance as a leader in Giro or Vuelta than we can see his true potential.

 

[Taxus4a]

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If Cobo can win one... (the one that doesn't matter)

Cobo had much more potential for 3 weeks race than Thomas, that is for sure.

if Cobo would have had the profesionality and the will of Thomas he would have won le Tour.
He was as well one of those riders that were harmed by past era (despite he was in one of the less legal teams of that era), as Evans, Sastre,...

it is a pity people think just the oposite, but Cobo s motor was huge. The problem was inside his head.

 

[Gogojv]

Best indeed is last year. 1 hour after GC leader.
Show me 5 climbing performances from George Thomas before this year that he can do well in a GC.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

He should win the Vuelta by at least 15 minutes.

 

[46&twoWheels]

When will Gallopin win a GT? He did good yesterday too!

Thomas? He could try to win the Giro or la Vuelta,I don't see him finishing ahead of a fit Quintana,fit Aru or fit Nibali..though
Moreover he's already 29 y.o.,I don't know how much time he has left in the tank

But..Sky can do miracles, we'll see

 

[Taxus4a]

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Best indeed is last year. 1 hour after GC leader.
Show me 5 climbing performances from George Thomas before this year that he can do well in a GC.

Has he ever target a GC?
Is that a definitive argument?
he said after his stop for the Olimpic track he will try hopw strong he can be in GC in tours. He has to work, but he is in that, it is a problem when you are good in all the things in cycling but you are not maybe the best in anyone... the best then is to be a superdomestique.

 

[The Hitch]

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Is that you, 'the sceptic'?

You think the sceptic is the only person in the world who reacted that way to G Thomas yesterday?

It might as well have been Cav that came 5th yesterday, it was a shock to see a rider who at 25 said he didn't like the climby bits of stages beat every single TDF gc leader outside of Movistar.

 

[SafeBet]

I think he's more likely to win one than LRP.

 

[saganftw]

he is a good classics rider so obviously thats how you get better in mountains also so poten...

wait a minute,i might have the things mixed up

 

[ice&fire]

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I think he's more likely to win one than LRP.

Any of them can win a GT as long as they stay away from the motorhome

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

He will never ever, not even once win a grand tour, he will not even seriously challenge for a victory.

 

[Gigs_98]

I don't know how he became that good but I have the feeling I have seen another rider who was suddenly a good climber and then dominating a gt, hm who was this guy and where there any similarities.
I have absolutely no idea