Geraint Thomas puts Giro d'Italia rivals on the limit at Tour of the Alps

Geraint Thomas had doubts about his form after a hard block of altitude training before the Tour of the Alps but he looked strong, determined and on track for to be at his best for the Giro d’Italia with a powerful late attack on the uphill finish of stage 3 to Funes. The Welshman won the stage and pulled on the leader’s jersey as a result.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.