Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas 'on cloud nine' and unlikely to tactically relinquish pink jersey - Luke Rowe

Geraint Thomas is unlikely to tactically give up the pink jersey, his Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Luke Rowe has said, adding that the Welshman is in a «great position” in the race. Rowe, who is not riding the Giro, joined the latest episode of The Breakaway to discuss Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia. Ad The stage was won by Germany’s Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) on a day that general classification contender Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) left the race in an ambulance after a freak crash that also saw team-mate Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) go down.

Giro d'ItaliaHow to watch Stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia as Thomas looks to avoid more drama in pink36 MINUTES AGO After the withdrawal of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), it leaves Thomas and Roglic — who were able to continue riding following the crash — as the two outstanding candidates to add the Giro to their palmares. They are separated by just two seconds, with Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) at 22 seconds and Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM) at 35. And The Breakaway team of Orla Chennaoui, Dan Lloyd, Robbie McEwen and Adam Blythe discussed the merits – and the responsibilities — of holding the pink jersey.

Ackermann pips Milan to Stage 11, Cavendish third, Geoghegan Hart crashes out Soudal Quick-Step rocked by Covid outbreak as four more riders withdraw from Giro It was put to Rowe by McEwen that Thomas could relinquish it to Roglic and Jumbo Visma, forcing the added workload of protecting the maglia rosa on the Dutch team. It was not something Thomas would consider, said Rowe. “G is also in a great position,” Rowe began.