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MONTE BONDONE, Italy: Geraint Thomas boosted his bid to become the Giro d’Italia’s oldest winner by moving back into the leader’s pink jersey on Tuesday as the race exploded into life at the start of a dramatic and decisive final week in the Dolomites.
Joao Almeida earned UAE Team Emirates a second successive stage victory at the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday and moved up to second place in the overall standings.
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) is “rolling back the years” and showing form similar to when he won the Tour de France in 2018, according to Eurosport expert Robbie McEwen. The Welshman soared into the maglia rosa on Stage 16 after finishing second behind Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) as the pair combined to expose cracks in Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma). Ad Although Almeida comfortably saw off Thomas in the sprint finale to take victory and maximum bonus seconds, it was the Ineos star who moved back into pink – two days shy of his 37th birthday.
Portuguese rider Joao Almeida saw off Geraint Thomas to win stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday with an impressive late sprint on the slopes of Monte Bondone, while the Welshman regained the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
Eddie Dunbar has moved into the top five in general classification at Giro d'Italia after a remarkable ride on a punishing stage 16, which saw the Corkman go toe-to-toe with the main contenders.
Geraint Thomas reclaimed the Giro d’Italia pink jersey and sent a message to his main rival for the overall title, Primoz Roglic, with a commanding performance on the final claim of stage 16 on Tuesday.
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) soared into the maglia rosa at the Giro d’Italia after finishing second behind Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) on Stage 16 as the pair combined to expose cracks in Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma). After building a reputation on following the wheel, Almeida launched off the front on Monte Bondone with 5.5km remaining and quickly opened a gap.
Geraint Thomas’ general classification hopes at the Giro d’Italia have suffered a big blow after Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Pavel Sivakov abandoned on Stage 16. Ineos had already lost 2020 champion Tao Geoghegan Hart to a fractured hip and Filippo Ganna to Covid. Ad Sivakov's departure leaves Thomas with just four support riders in the final week.