‘I’m feeling every one of my 38 years now’ – Geraint Thomas suffers on his birthday but set to secure Giro d’Italia podium

Geraint Thomas ‘celebrated’ his 38th birthday racing for the Giro d’Italia podium over the Monte Grappa climb and gave himself an important gift by defending his third place overall.

On Sunday in Rome, Thomas will finish the Giro d’Italia on the podium for a second consecutive year. Last year he lost the race to Primož Roglič in the final time trial. This year he is third overall, 10:24 down on Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and only 28 seconds behind Dani Martínez (Bora-Hansgrohe).