Geraint Thomas pinpoints Tadej Pogačar's 'Achilles heel' at Giro d'Italia

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Geraint Thomas at the Giro d'Italia with Tadej Pogačar
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Geraint Thomas believes Tadej Pogačar’s "Achilles heel" at the Giro d’Italia lies in his UAE Team Emirates squad, whose ability the Slovenian "might overestimate". 

Going into Tuesday's tenth stage, Pogačar leads the general classification at the race with a commanding advantage of two minutes and 40 seconds. He has also already won three stages: two mountaintop finishes and an individual time trial.

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