Geraint Thomas 'easy' over Tour de France leadership for Ineos Grenadiers after Tour de Suisse win

Geraint Thomas says he is “happy to do whatever” at the Tour de France after leadership questions emerged following his overall victory at the Tour de Suisse. Thomas, 36, became the first British winner of the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in the individual time trial on Sunday. Ad/> The 2018 Tour de France champion was not expected to lead Ineos Grenadiers but took charge after Dani Martinez lost time on the opening stage and Adam Yates tested positive for Covid-19.

CyclingFroome and Thomas still possess ‘enough quality to win any race’ – Contador03/05/2022 AT 09:00 Ineos have not confirmed their final selection for the Tour, but Thomas, Martinez and Yates are all expected to go if fit. Who would be the team leader is unclear right now. “I’m easy.

I just want to go there, race hard and do what I can,” said Thomas after his Tour de Suisse win. “We’ve got two other leaders in the team. Whether I stay up on GC [general classification] for a while to play another card or go for stages or help other guys – whatever, I’m happy [to] do whatever.

I’ll take my chance, for sure, if it comes. And I’ll help the boys if I have to.” Thomas claims Tour de Suisse victory Pogacar wins Tour of Slovenia Ineos (previously Team Sky) have seen their domination of the Tour de France slip as Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has won the last two editions of the race. Pogacar is expected to be a strong contender again this summer along with Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic.

Thomas admits the Slovenian duo are «super talented» but thinks Ineos have the collective talent to match them. “I think as a team we can, for sure. Man versus man is definitely a different story.