“We are still in a good place” says Geraint Thomas as Tour de France heads into Pyrenees Includes our preview of the next three stages as the race heads back into the mountains cycling
Geraint Thomas insists that Ineos Grenadiers “are still in a good place” as the Tour de France heads into the Pyrenees for its closing week.
On Wednesday, Stage 17 sees the riders tackle a 130km route from Saint Gaudens to a summit finish at Peyragudes, and the following day’s 143.5km stage from Lourdes includes two Hors-Categorie climbs – the Col d’Aubisque, and the Hautacam for the finish. “As a team we're certainly going to try and make the most of anything we can and keep racing the best we can. We’re just trying to get to Paris as quick as we can, and that's all we can do.”
“As we saw yesterday, Vingegaard had a little crash and Covid is still rife, so all that comes into play,” he said. Speaking of his own form, Thomas said: “Without sounding too cocky, when I won [in 2018] I never went ‘full’, I was suffering and it was hard, but I never felt like I had to ride ‘full gas’ for 5k, whereas I have here.
The race heads into the Pyrenees with a stage that should see a big fight to get into what should be a typically large final-week break. It will most likely include some riders who may have harboured overall ambitions when the race began in Denmark, but who are now out of contention on the general classification and will be targeting stage wins to try and salvage something from the Tour.
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