Tour de France 2021: Geraint Thomas ‘gutted’ as Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart lose time

The Ineos Grenadiers leadership debate was upended on stage one of the Tour

Geraint Thomas on stage one of the Tour de France 2021
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Geraint Thomas said he’s “gutted” by team-mates Tao Geoghegan Hart and Richie Porte losing time at the Tour de France 2021.

Stage one of the 2021 Tour was blighted by two huge crashes inside the final 50km, with Ineos Grenadiers riders Porte and Geoghegan Hart among those caught up in the chaos.

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