The British Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), classified second in the recent Giro d’Italia, confirmed his participation in the next edition of the Vuelta a España which starts in Barcelona on August 26.
The 37-year-old Welsh cyclist, winner of the 2018 Tour de France, He jokingly explained his absence from the impending Tour to his networks and assured that he would be at the Vuelta.
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“I’m sure you’ve all seen the news, but no, I won’t be chasing these two around France this summer. We decided at the beginning of the year to focus on the Giro y Vuelta, so I’ll spend July preparing for a trip to Spain“, said Thomas, who appears in a photo “chasing” the Dane Jonas Vingegaard and the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
With the confirmation of Thomas and the Slovenian predecessor Primoz Roglic, La Vuelta ensures the presence of the first two classified in the Giro d’Italia.
Source: La Verdad
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