Brailsford has never been one for sentimentality, and with the rise of rivals Jumbo-Visma he has turned to hard-nosed pragmatism in cutting Froome and Thomas from his Tour de France squad
The move itself was typically ruthless but its delivery was carefully choreographed. Thomas deserved the “opportunity” to race the Giro d’Italia, Brailsford beamed. “A Welshman’s never won the Giro before,” he added enthusiastically, in much the same tone as a parent offering to time their child doing something they’d rather not.
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