In Turin’s Parco San Valentino on Thursday night, Geraint Thomas briefly found himself face to face with an old heartache. Since losing the pink jersey on the final weekend of last year’s Giro d’Italia, the Welshman had managed to avoid watching footage of that fateful time trial.
Now, as he waited to mount the stage at the presentation of the 2024 race, he was confronted by images of Primož Roglič stomping up Monte Lussari through a sea of Slovenian flags to snatch the maglia rosa from his grasp.
