He British Geraint Thomas (Ineos) At the age of 37, he will face his second participation in The return to Spain with the goal of reaching a place on the podium and achieving success on the stage.
Thomas, one of the best-known veterans of the peloton, winner of tour de france 2018, I join in the Tour 2015 and, since then, it has not repeated its presence on Spanish roads. Now he comes with another illusion after his second place in turn around, although his memory was very negative in 2015.
“I wouldn’t say that I ran it, I was just a participant. It was very difficult to go to the classics and then to Tour. I remember the route before the race of the return and I wondered’What am I doing here?’ I feel like shit”, Thomas told Cyclingnews.
Thomas, who since he won the tour in 2018 he just enjoyed “riding the bike”, reinforcing his bad memory by remembering the loss due to the fall of the team leader, Chris Froome that he broke his ankle Andorra.
Now, on his second visit to the Turn, Thomas will seek, without pressure, the best possible result.
“We have a great team to face the return on and off road, and we’ll see what we can do. I want the best results, of course, but that doesn’t cause me any stress,” he said.
for the runner Cardiff “a podium would be nice”, but he wants to “get a victory”. To this end, it reached Barcelona.
“Third overall is a decent result. I’m consistent in the top three, but I haven’t won much lately. I’m desperate to win.” nuances.
The last victory of 25 appearing in the list of winners of Thomas, He did this to the general of Tour of Switzerland 2022, and at that time he was third in tour, second only to vingegaard and pogacar. Now your team will have options to achieve the first “red” in the time trial and barcelona, at the premiere of La Vuelta 2023.
“It’s nice to win, especially in a team time trial where everyone is on the podium to celebrate the victory. A lot of unity is needed in the team and everyone feels a part of it. obviously, It would be great to get the first red, but I’m not going to concentrate on that, it’s all going to go down the line as quickly as possible. But I’m really looking forward to it, I love the time trial”.
Thomas predicting that Remco Evenepoel start very strong, but remember that rivals want Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard they know how to run a three-week trial. It also includes favorites U.A.E together Joao Almeida and Juan Ayuso, already Enric Mas (Movistar). “A lot of things are going to happen,” he summed up.
Source: La Verdad
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