ANDhe british Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), second classified in the recent Giro d’Italia, confirmed his participation in the next edition of the Tour of Spain to start in Barcelona on August 26.
The Welsh cyclist, 37, winner of the Tour de France 2018He humorously explained his absence from the imminent Tour on his networks and assured that he would be in the Vuelta. “I’m sure you’ve all seen the news, but no, I’m not chasing these two around France this summer. We decided at the beginning of the year to focus on the Giro y Vuelta, so I will spend July preparing for a trip to Spain”, says Thomas, who appears in a photo “chasing” the Dane Jonas Vingegaard and the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
With the confirmation of Thomas and the previous one of the Slovenian Primoz Roglicthe Vuelta ensures the presence of the first two classified in the Giro d’Italia
