Cycle Hereford

Geraint Thomas would be delighted to know that his much admired team-mate Sir Wiggins considers him as the next talisman for Team Sky.

The 2012 Tour France winner is on his way to leave Sky post his stint at 2015 Paris Roubaix as he is willing to concentrate on track afterwards. Wiggin’s last days with Sky comes at a time when Thomas is rising up as a highly accomplished Sky leader for Classics. According to Wiggo, post winning E3 Harelbeke, would be on cusp of taking up first Monument for the team.

“Geraint is probably our race favourite. Thus, it is clear what we need to do”, stated Wiggins.

“Sky is quite good at placing their leader where the rider requires to be & in Thomas we have got somebody who could triumph at this race.”

The 2012 Tour France champion has long been a senior team mate of Thomas & he surely knows the rider well. The duo have been track teammates in Beijing Olympics 2008 & formed a great part of Sky’s 1^st roster after 2 years. The Welshman skipped Wiggins winner 2012 Tour France ride to focus on track yet at 2015 Paris-Nice, Wiggo highlighted on Geraint’s new-found diligence & concentration on details – the very trait that he himself is revered for.

“I told him in Paris-Nice that I haven’t ever seen him this way. He is usually away with fairies but then this time I saw him paying great attention to mindset & food. He has spent some years riding for others, had been the strongman & super domestique yet now he has this opportunity to lead from the front”, Wiggo added in.

Geraint Thomas has changed a lot for good in the last few months which has rendered him the needed confidence to be a leader.