Geraint Thomas took a big step towards winning his first Giro as he avoided any significant time losses to leading rival Primoz Roglic on the Queen Stage
Geraint Thomas edged closer to taking the most impressive win in his long career after clinging on to his overall lead in the 2023 Giro d’Italia on the vertiginous climb of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Italian Dolomites.of Jumbo Visma, Thomas, the Ineos Grenadiers rider and winner of the 2018 Tour de France, maintained a 26-second lead on the Slovenian on the eve of the decisive final time trial, with João Almeida of UAE Team Emirates in third a further 33sec back.
Now only two stages from final victory in Rome, he must sustain his advantage in the 18.6km race against the clock on Monte Lussari, a horrendously steep former mule track in north-eastern Italy’s Julian Alps. The omens for Thomas, however, are good. Of his closest rivals, Thomas was the best performer in the Giro’s last time trial, on stage nine, in which he distanced Roglic by 16sec and Almeida by more than half a minute.
The 37-year-old Welshman has been the most consistent rider over the Giro’s three weeks. He wins by stealth rather than spectacle and has become a master at adapting to changing circumstances.His self-effacing nature hides unwavering self-belief. In the 2022 Tour de France he placed third, the sole rider to finish within 10 minutes of the winner, Jonas Vingegaard, and the runner-up, Tadej Pogacar.
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