"Luckily, I have strong guys around me" - A relieved Geraint Thomas finishes safely in the bunch after late mechanical at the Giro d'Italia
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On what was a much calmer day than the chaos seen on stage 5 at the Giro d'Italia, INEOS Grenadiers' Geraint Thomas suffered a late scare after an ill-timed mechanical with around 10km to go.
“The chain came off the front and of the cassette. It took me a while to realise it was off the cassette too, but I got it back on," the former Tour de France winner explained to the INEOS Grenadiers official website following the conclusion to stage 6. One in which Thomas safely crossed the finish line in the bunch thanks in part to the brilliant work of his teammates who paced him back in.
“The boys were great in getting me back and into position. Luckily, I have strong guys around me - Swifty, Ganna and Puccio - they were great support It could have been a lot worse, it was just a chain coming off and nothing else, it was all good in the end," continues the Welshman. “We’ve been riding strong, hopefully we can continue that and we’ll see how the race develops.”
The stage was eventually won by Mads Pedersen as the Dane completed his set of Grand Tour victories. Meanwhile, Thomas's general classification rival Primoz Roglic also suffered a late mechanical. Much like Thomas though the Jumbo-Visma leader also managed to rejoin the peloton and save himself from any potential time gaps.
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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.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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