{"id":171195,"date":"2018-10-31T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=171195"},"modified":"2018-10-31T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:30:34","slug":"geraint-thomas-reveals-frustration-with-team-sky-and-froome-during-the-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/10\/31\/geraint-thomas-reveals-frustration-with-team-sky-and-froome-during-the-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraint Thomas Reveals Frustration with Team Sky and Froome During the Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2018 Tour de France winner opened up about the tensions within Team Sky during the 3-week race in an interview for the Guardian. The management reportedly continued to back Froome as if he were the one in the lead. Despite the fact that the Brit was trailing since the opening stage.<\/strong>
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Thomas mentioned two particular moments where Dave Brailsford\u2019s preference clearly showed. The first one was the team time trial before which Thomas was told that Froome would be the only one protected in case of a puncture or mechanical breakdown.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s a bit shit. Fucking hell, guys, could you really not wait for me?\u201d Thomas recalled himself saying while he sat there stewing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was frustrated because I thought I was also a protected rider. But it\u2019s not a decision they took lightly. They would have thought about it and debated it. I said my bit, and they said, \u2018No.\u2019 So you have to accept it. The likelihood [of a puncture] is really slim but at the time I thought it\u2019s a shit situation. Yeah, it dragged me down a bit, but you let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The second situation he recalled was after the brutal stage nine on the cobbles to Roubaix. \u201cIt was really hot in the hotel but when they put the air-con units on for all eight riders the electricity tripped. So they said: \u2018Only one person can have it \u2013 Froomey.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas managed to find a unit in the hotel, wheeled it back to his room, and put it on anyway. It didn\u2019t trip out and he did get some well-deserved rest. At that point, he was second in the GC, while Froome sat in ninth place.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Froome and Geraint Thomas attend the presentation of the Tour de France 2019 in Paris, 25 October 2018. The 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race will start on 06 July in Brussels, Belgium and arrive in Paris on 28 July 2019.\u00a0\u00a9 Profimedia, TEMP EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the tensions, however, Thomas said that he and Froome stayed on good terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing with Froomey was that it was never awkward. He would have been gutted because he wanted to win a fifth Tour and three grand tours on the trot. But when he congratulated me he seemed genuine, and since the Tour we\u2019ve had a couple of nights out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will the camaraderie continue in 2019? The jostling for Team Sky leader\u2019s position alone should make for an interesting Tour to watch.<\/p>\n

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