Geraint Thomas is defending the Maglia Rosa well, being the only rider that has not lost time on a mountain stage to his rivals Joao Almeida and Primož Roglič. Thomas finished together with Roglič, while Almeida was dropped by Sepp Kuss's acceleration on the steep Coi climb, losing 21 seconds to his main rivals.
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Geraint Thomas won back the Maglia Rosa and extended his lead over Primoz Roglic to wrest back control of the Giro d’Italia as the race finally burst into life
Ineos rider Geraint Thomas took back the leader s jersey in the Giro d Italia even though he lost out on Tuesday s stage 16 win, crossing the line just after UAE Team Emirates Joao Almeida at the top of Monte Bondone.