Geraint Thomas concedes the maglia rosa to focus on Giro d'Italia end game

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) rolls home with the peloton, 21 minutes down on the break, on stage 14
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) rolls home with the peloton, 21 minutes down on the break, on stage 14 (Image credit: Stuart FranklinGetty Images)

Geraint Thomas conceded the maglia rosa to France's Bruno Armirail on the rain-soaked stage from Switzerland to Cassano Magnago but Ineos Grenadiers insisted it was all part of their long-game and strategy for overall victory in the third week of the Giro d'Italia.

Cyclingnews witnessed Thomas arrive at the Ineos Grenadiers team bus in a rain-soaked pink jersey. He did not warm down on the rollers, didn't speak but did not seem concerned either. He could only put the maglia rosa away as a career souvenir and hope it is not his last of this year's Corsa Rosa.

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