After impressive Giro d'Italia Simon Geschke granted Tour de France spot in final season as a pro
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Now in his final year as a professional bike rider, the 38-year-old German, Simon Geschke is showing no signs of easing into retirement as after an impressive Giro d'Italia, the Cofidis man has been granted a spot in the team's Tour de France lineup for later this month.
"Building on his good form at the Giro, our German rider, Simon Geschke will be doing all he can for Guillaume Martin on the high mountain days!" announces a post by the official social media pages of the Cofidis team. "We can also count on him to liven up the stages and be a major player in the quest for the polka-dot jersey!"
Geschke took arguably the biggest win of his career at the 2015 Tour de France, winning stage 17 from the breakaway ahead of Andrew Talansky. Over his career, the German has also spent considerable time in the King of the Mountains jersey at both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia without ever being able to win the classification.
"I'm obviously very pleased to have been selected for the biggest race in the world," added the vastly experienced German himself. "After a solid Giro, I'm hoping to be in good shape for the Tour de France to help Guillaume in the mountain stages and to play for a good personal result on a stage."
Earlier this year, Geschke announced that after 15 years in the peloton, 2024 will be his final professional season. "2024 will be a special year for me as I decided that it will be my last season as a professional," wrote the former Tour de France stage winner. "I'm highly motivated to have a good season before I retire, so bring it on!" Notably, the upcoming Tour de France will be the 20th Grand Tour of his career.
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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🔥 sélection @LeTour 5/8 Sur sa bonne lancée du Giro, notre coureur Allemand, @simongeschke, fera tout son possible pour Guillaume Martin lors des journées en haute montagne ! Nous pourrons également compter sur lui pour animer les étapes et être un acteur majeur quant à la
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