{"id":178971,"date":"2020-08-19T07:31:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T07:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=178971"},"modified":"2020-08-19T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T11:05:00","slug":"chris-froome-and-geraint-thomas-will-not-race-at-the-2020-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/08\/19\/chris-froome-and-geraint-thomas-will-not-race-at-the-2020-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas Will Not Race in the 2020 Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Team Ineos\u2019 principal, Sir Dave Brailsford, revealed the eight-rider squad ready for the biggest cycling race in the world. And two champions are missing. Geraint Thomas\u2019 focus should be on the Giro while Chris Froome will target the Vuelta.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sir Dave Brailsford said: \u201cI am very proud that we have several current, and I am sure future, Grand Tour champions in the team. Selecting the right leader in the right race with the right support team is critical and has meant we have had to analyse all the latest information to make sure we are in the best position possible to optimise our performances in the coming months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With three exciting targets in 2020 \u2013 let\u2019s hear from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eganbernal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eganbernal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraintThomas86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeraintThomas86<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrisfroome<\/a> \ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8KSMHlpXyi\">pic.twitter.com\/8KSMHlpXyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INEOSGrenadiers\/status\/1295987029348581376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEgan will once again target the yellow jersey in France and we are very excited to give last year\u2019s Giro winner, Richard Carapaz, his debut in this year\u2019s Tour also. Geraint will target the Giro and take on the opportunity to double up his Tour de France win with another Grand Tour title, with the aim of being the first Welshman to win it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn turn, Chris Froome will target the Vuelta. Chris is a legend of our sport, a true champion who has demonstrated incredible grit and determination to come back from his crash last year. We want to support him to compete for another Grand Tour title and the Vuelta gives him that little bit more time to continue his progress to the top level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The eight riders Team Ineos is sending to the Tour are:<\/p>\n<p>Andrey Amador<br \/>\nEgan Bernal<br \/>\nRichard Carapaz<br \/>\nJonathan Castroviejo<br \/>\nMichal Kwiatkowski<br \/>\nLuke Rowe<br \/>\nPavel Sivakov<br \/>\nDylan van Baarle<\/p>\n<p>Sir Dave Brailsford added: \u201cWe have been analysing closely how we can win the Tour de France this year and we have a passionate team united by a common purpose, ready to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think they can win it? Let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Ineos\u2019 principal, Sir Dave Brailsford, revealed the eight-rider squad ready for the biggest cycling race in the world. 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