16 Jun 2022
Thomas retains third at Tour de Suisse
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Geraint Thomas
Tour de Suisse - Stage 5 » Ambri › Novazzano, 190.1km
Geraint Thomas retained third place overall at the Tour de Suisse after an exciting battle amongst the GC contenders on stage five.
The circuit-based finale saw the Grenadiers hit the front to help string out the bunch, before a series of attacks enlivened the finale.
Thomas found himself in a five-way battle for the stage victory in Novazzano, taking fourth and narrowly missing out on both bonus seconds and the race lead.
The Welshman remains third overall, seven seconds off stage winner and new race leader Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe).
The circuit-based finale saw the Grenadiers hit the front to help string out the bunch, before a series of attacks enlivened the finale.
Thomas found himself in a five-way battle for the stage victory in Novazzano, taking fourth and narrowly missing out on both bonus seconds and the race lead.
The Welshman remains third overall, seven seconds off stage winner and new race leader Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe).
Tom Pidcock was one of the first to attack, going clear briefly alongside Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe). He went on to finish 16th on the stage. Dani Martinez also came back to the front late on before finishing 20th.
The team began the day down a rider as Adam Yates was forced to pull out from the race following a positive lateral flow test.
Thursday also saw the start of La Route d'Occitanie. Elia Viviani sprinted to third place on the opening stage, with the bunch kick won by Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ). The sprint ensured GC leader Carlos Rodriguez finished safely in the bunch.
