'I have to keep being consistent' - Geraint Thomas withstands Primož Roglič attacks on Giro d’Italia stage 18

Filippo Zana takes the win from the breakaway in the Italian national champion's jersey

Primož Roglič attacks Geraint Thomas at the 2023 Giro d'Italia
(Image credit: Tim de Waele / Getty)
By Vern Pitt
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Geraint Thomas withstood an assault on his pink jersey by Primož Roglič and his Jumbo-Visma team on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia while Italian champion Filippo Zana (Jayco-AlUla) took the stage victory from the breakaway. 

Thomas and his Ineos Grenadiers team had shouldered much of the pace-setting duties throughout the day but it was Roglič who threw the first punch on the race’s penultimate climb.

  1. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers, in 76-25-51
  2. Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma, at 29s 
  3. João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates, at 39s 
  4. Eddie Dunbar (Ire) Jayco-AIUla, at 3-39 
  5. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, at 3-51 
  6. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 4-27 
  7. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) at 4-43
  8. Andreas Leknessund (Nor) DSM, at 4-47 
  9. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, at 4-53 
  10. Laurens De Plus (Bel) Ineos Grenadiers, at 5-52

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Vern Pitt

Having trained as a journalist at Cardiff University I spent eight years working as a business journalist covering everything from social care, to construction to the legal profession and riding my bike at the weekends and evenings. When a friend told me Cycling Weekly was looking for a news editor, I didn't give myself much chance of landing the role, but I did and joined the publication in 2016. Since then I've covered Tours de France, World Championships, hour records, spring classics and races in the Middle East. On top of that, since becoming features editor in 2017 I've also been lucky enough to get myself sent to ride my bike for magazine pieces in Portugal and across the UK. They've all been fun but I have an enduring passion for covering the national track championships. It might not be the most glamorous but it's got a real community feeling to it.

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