'Get a life' - Geraint Thomas responds to Ineos Grenadiers critics at Giro d'Italia

'Knocking people just because they're not winning, or they're not beating this phenomenal guy… Give over,' says Welshman

Geraint Thomas of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - Pink Leader Jersey cross the finish line during the 107th Giro d'Italia
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Geraint Thomas has hit back at people who criticised Ineos Grenadiers' tactics at this year's Giro d'Italia, telling them to "give over" and "get a life". 

Users on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, found fault with the team's decision to pull at the front of the peloton on stage two, laying the groundwork, they said, for Tadej Pogačar to attack and win at the Santuario di Oropa

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Tom Davidson
Senior News and Features Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism, which he passed with distinction. Since 2020, he has been the host of The TT Podcast, offering race analysis and rider interviews.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when th