Nothing refreshes Geraint Thomas more than some time off and a few beers. By his own admission he needs downtime after a major event, whether he has won or lost, as was the case in the Giro d’Italia earlier this summer when he suffered a bitter defeat in the final time trial to the Slovenian Primoz Roglic.
Thomas, who missed July’s Tour de France, is now building towards a challenge in the three-week Vuelta a España by racing in the UCI World Championships men’s time trial on Friday. But he describes his loss of the Giro’s overall lead just a day before the final stage in Rome as “brutal”.
