Geraint Thomas. Photo by Daniel Gould
Geraint Thomas makes his return to competition this weekend after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, taking part in two Canadian WorldTour races for Team Sky.
Thomas's last competitive appearance was in the time trial at the Rio Games, where he placed ninth despite only being handed a last-minute place. He crashed in the finale of the preceding road race while in the lead group, missing out on a medal and coming home in 11th.
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Tweets of the week: Brutal weather at Flèche, an idiot sandwich and is there a new POC helmet?There's a lot of love for Kasia Niewiadoma, and it turns out Norwegians are good in bad weather
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Juanpe López wins Tour of the Alps, does 34 kick-ups with a football'My coach said to do it for Betis,' says Spaniard of his boyhood football club
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'It was one of the hardest days of my life' - Rain and cold lay waste to Tour of the AlpsJuanpe López takes stage three victory, while Geraint Thomas finishes three minutes down in inclement Austrian weather
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'It was time to change': No regrets for Rod Ellingworth after leaving Ineos GrenadiersNew Tour of Britain race director says he is still on good terms with Dave Brailsford after resigning from team last year
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'I’m just here to enjoy it': Tom Pidcock on his surprise Paris-Roubaix appearanceBritish rider was a late addition to the Ineos Grenadiers team for the race across the pavé
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The art of peaking with Geraint Thomas: 'It’s easy to take for granted that 9 times out of 10 I hit my goals'The Welshman also calls for better governance in the sport to help it grow further
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Ineos Grenadiers’ 500th victory was claimed by a woman; why do they still not have a team?The British squad is one of the richest in cycling - but Ineos still won’t stump up for a women’s team
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'This is so much more than a number': Six of the best Ineos Grenadiers wins as team claims 500th race victoryPauline Ferrand-Prévot took the 500th team win at the weekend
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Tom Pidcock 'wouldn’t be surprised' to see attacks before the Poggio at Milan-San RemoBritish rider will lead the line for Ineos Grenadiers alongside Filippo Ganna
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Ineos Grenadiers delighted with Egan Bernal’s late cameo on stage one of Paris-NiceColombian snapped up key bonus seconds in the general classification battle on run in to Les Mureaux
