Geraint Thomas will start his sixteenth season with Ineos Grenadiers on the 2025 Santos Tour Down Below held from January 21-26 in and round Adelaide, Australia. It’s the tenth time the 38-year-old has competed on the occasion that he stated feels “acquainted” and that has at all times supplied him a “heat reception”.
“I’ve at all times beloved coming to South Australia and having fun with the nice and cozy reception from followers. The possibility to kick begin the season in an occasion I’m now conversant in is a superb bonus,” Thomas stated in a media launch issued by organisers of the Tour Down Below on Tuesday.
Thomas’ profession has spanned greater than twenty years, most of that point spent with the previous Staff Sky and present Ineos Grenadiers squad. In that point the rider claimed victory on the 2018 Tour de France and completed second and third general on the Tour de France in 2019 and 2022, respectively. Thomas additionally completed second and third general on the Giro d’Italia in 2023 and 2024.
His contract with Ineos Grenadiers is about to run out on the finish of 2025 and whereas he has not confirmed his retirement plans, he indicated to BBC Radio 4 that it was seemingly his final season.
Thomas’ strongest end result on the six-stage race in Australia was third general within the 2013 version, the place he secured the stage 2 victory in Rostrevor and gained the general factors classification.
The Welsh rider is the primary that the Tour Down Below organisers have confirmed for the 2025 version, a six-day race that can end on a circuit within the coronary heart of Adelaide on Sunday January 26. The penultimate day, nevertheless, will seemingly show the final likelihood to make an impression on the general standings with the racing on Saturday ending on the prime of Willunga Hill.
“Geraint Thomas isn’t any stranger to the Santos Tour Down Below and brings his wealth of expertise each time he races right here,” stated the occasion’s race director, Stuart O’Grady.
“We all know there will probably be loads of followers eager for an additional glimpse of the star rider, and we’re assured he’ll put in a powerful efficiency.”
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