Geraint Thomas’s crash nearly cost him the Giro d’Italia podium

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including Italian Andrea Vendrame celebrating the success of the day for a few minutes, attention focused on finding out what was going on with the group of celebrities, led by UAE Team Emirates of the chief of the race, Tadej Pogacar.


The asphalt is slippery, but it is not expected that any dangerous situation can occur, until Geraint Thomas went to the ground.

In a section with no apparent difficulty, the Welshman made the mistake of turning back, which led to a sharp collision with the cyclist in front and the subsequent fall of Thomas.

First one of the Ineos He tried to get back on his bike, but he soon brought his equipment and changed it. He suffered, but he soon joined the group of celebrities, but with the shock of his body after experiencing one of those stupid falls that can be very expensive, thanks above all to the fact that the group of celebrities decided to wait for Cardiff. “It has been shown that everyone respects everyone and there is no need to attack when a rival falls. No one wants to overtake Thomas like that, so I hope he is okay after the accident,” he said. Tadej Pogacar.


With two stages left and this Saturday in the mountain day with a double climb to Mount Grappa, Geraint Thomas remains 3rd overall, 8’04” behind the leader Tadej Pogacar, with an advantage of 7’42” with the second classified, the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez.

Source: La Verdad

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