He's talked about how he feels the need to have that off time, and that the weight he gains and form he loses throughout the off season motivates him to be able to train hard and have a good structure as the racing season approaches. If there were doubts that this is a risky tactic for an athlete of his level, the results show that it has, as he's talked about having reached his best numbers over the past two years, where he's finished on the podium of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
In those two races lies another question. Having re-signed for another two years with
INEOS Grenadiers, he will have more chances to race in the three-week events. Which one he will pick for 2024 is yet to be answered. "The Giro is classic Giro, really. It's going to be super tough. It would be nice to go back there after this year, but at the same time, the Tour is quite appealing," he's told. Currently Thomas trains around Malibu together with teammate
Cameron Wurf before returning to Europe.
