Thomas Third on Mountain Test

Geraint Thomas climbed to second overall and third on the day after a determined ride up Oropa. 

The day, which Jhonatan Narvaez started in pink, saw Connor Swift control a break of five riders, before the Grenadiers amassed on the front with three climbs remaining. First, Ben Swift and Filippo Ganna set high tempos to keep the team to the fore in the twisty and technical descents.

Into the foot of the final climb, and some canny riding saw Thomas claim two bonus seconds, before UAE took over pace making. Into the final five kilometres, and Tadej Pogacar would attack, with Narvaez valiantly attempting to hold on to his back wheel in order to defend the jersey. 

Geraint would briefly work with O’Connor (Decathlon - AG2R), before being caught by a larger group who would go all the way to the line. In the sprint, ‘G’ dug deep to come third, 27 seconds down on stage winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE).