Geraint Thomas delays return to racing as Ineos announce Tirreno-Adriatico line-up
Following a lingering infection, Ineos Grenadiers say the British rider will🌱 return to racing at Volta a Catalyuna
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Geraint Thomas has once again altered his season plans, opting not to race at Tirreno-Adriatico weeks after dropping out of the Volta ao Algarve on account of a repeat illness which began ahead of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour Down Under.
Speaking to Cyclingnews at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Volta ao Algarve last month, Rod Ellingworth explained 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Thomas’ altered schedule
"Tirreno will be his first race, and now there's a discussion about whether he does Catalunya," Ellingworth said. "That o🅘r Coppi Bartali were always part of the plan, but he may go to Catalunya now to make up for what he's missed.”
However, Thomas wasn’t present on the team roster for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tirreno-Adriatico, with Ineos Grenadiers explaining that there had been a minor change to his schedule - meaning he will skip Tirreno-Adriatico. The team explained he would most likely race at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Volta a Catalunya, in line with preparing him for the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia.
Ellingworth previously detailed the illness at the centre of the change of racing plans. “He just had a bit of illness before T༺DU, rode TDU and was fine,” Ellingworth said. “But afterwards had another little repeat of the same thing.”
At that time, the team opted for Thomas to remain at a winter training block in Los Angeles with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cameron Wurf. However, he returned from LA on F⛎ebruary 20th, posting on that he was returning to Europe “for some more racing. See you soon Europe&rdq༺uo;.
Ineos Grenadiers announced their line-up for Tirreno-Adriatrico on Sunday morning, listing Thymen Arensman, Laurens De Plus, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Filippo Ganna, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michal Kwiatkowski, Tom Pidcock and M𒅌agnus Sheffield.
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Meanwhile, the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Nice roster includes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Martinez, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Omar Fraile, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jhonnatan Narvaez, Pavel Sivakov, Connor Swift, Ben Swift and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Josh Tarling.
The team will approach the Giro d’Italia with a star-studded squad, headlined by Geraint Thomas and with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Thymen Arensman and Tao Geoghegan Hart acting as support but also as poten꧒tial backup options for the leadership bid.
Arensmen seemed to diverge slightly from the team's vision in an interview with Cyclingnews where the Dutchman envisaged himself as part of a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:three-leaders strategy for the team.
However, Ellingworth was quick to dismiss that suggestion. "Geraint will b﷽e the leader of the ꩲteam and Thymen is the backup," he said.
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