Ineos Grenadiers' Geraint Thomas to miss Tirreno-Adriatico, likely to return from illness at Volta a Catalunya

Geraint Thomas will miss the Tirreno-Adriatico due to a recurring illness he suffered before the Tour Down Under. Ineos Grenadiers racing director Rod Ellingworth explained that the original intention was for Thomas to race at Tirreno-Adriatico, but was subsequently missing from the team roster before the stage race begins on Monday.

Ad Thomas is now likely to belatedly return at the Volta a Catalunya, beginning March 20. Giro d'ItaliaThomas to alter Giro d'Italia preparation after pulling out of Volta ao Algarve due to illness15/02/2023 AT 20:01 Speaking after Thomas’ illness had originally emerged, Ellingworth told cyclingnews.com: “He just had a bit of illness before TDU, rode TDU and was fine, but afterwards had another little repeat of the same thing.” Thomas’ absence will be a blow for Ineos Grenadiers, as Ellingworth previously stated his intention to include the Welshman in their line up for the stage race.

Speaking at the Volta ao Algarve last month, Ellingworth said: «Tirreno will be his first race, and now there's a discussion about whether he does Catalunya. »That or Coppi Bartali were always part of the plan, but he may go to Catalunya now to make up for what he's missed.” Pidcock 'faultless' in Strade Bianche masterclass as experts hail 'fantastic' ride Vollering beats team-mate Kopecky to win thrilling Strade Bianche Donne sprint finish ‘Tricky team atmosphere now’ – Kenny and the Breakaway react to tense Strade Bianche finish Ineos Grenadiers confirmed their line-up for Tirreno-Adriatrico on Sunday morning, which included Thymen Arensman, Laurens De Plus, Filippo Ganna, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michal Kwiatkowski, Strade Bianche winner Tom Pidcock, and Magnus Sheffield.