Tour de France: ‘It can all change’ – Geraint Thomas pinpoints Pyrenees final day for ‘difficult’ GC charge

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) declared “you've got to keep believing” when pinpointing the final day in the Pyrenees as crucial for who will win the Tour de France this week. The 2018 winner currently sits third in the GC standings, 2’43” behind leader Jonas Vingegaard and just 21 seconds off two-time reigning champion Tadej Pogacar Ad/> The final week kicks off with Tuesday's 178.5km Stage 16 from Carcassonne to Foix, and with Thomas expecting Pogacar to go on the attack, the Welshman knows a near-perfect display is needed from his team in the Pyrenees if he wants to win a second Tour title. Tour de FranceTour on a knife edge for Vingegaard and Pogacar ahead of final week — Blazin' Saddles6 HOURS AGO «We are still in a good place,» Thomas said on Monday’s final rest day.

«They're going to be tough days for sure. I think Pogacar looks intent on attacking any moment. We are going to try and look at it as a three-day block, as everyone probably will.

»The hardest will probably be the last of those three days, and no matter how it looks after the second day on Wednesday I think it can all change on the last day in the Pyrenees, because that's a super-hard day. 'I'm going to keep the dream alive' — Froome determined to reach 'old level' Tour on a knife edge for Vingegaard and Pogacar ahead of final week — Blazin' Saddles Opinion: To win the Tour de France, Pogacar needs to prepare to pull a Froome «It's certainly going to be difficult, there are two incredibly strong riders in front of me, not just one. But you've got to keep believing.