doesn t bring you the automatic success, and they ve brought in a lot of talented players but now they have to bond as a team, because as it looks at the minute, a lot of individually assembled multimillionaires who haven t jelled, they now need to find that catalyst to hopefully maybe next year the benefit from trying to get back into european competition. but without a doubt, they need to be dining with europe s elite. it s been a birthday to remember for geraint thomas. he s increased his lead at the giro d italia to almost half a minute with three days to go. stage 18 was won by italy s flippo zana, but the main drama was amongst those trying to catch thomas as nick parrott reports. starting the day in the leader s journey made it an extra special birthday for garrett thomas. he s now 37 and said before they got under way,
italy s flippo zana.. but the main drama was amongst those trying to catch thomas. as nick parrott reports. starting the day in the leader s jersey made it an extra special birthday for geraint thomas. he s now 37 and said before they got under way, i m still feeling good, still feel like i m improving, and just enjoying my race. with one mountain stage after this one, time is running out for his rivals to catch him. with 18 miles to go, his ineos grenadiers team picked up the pace, trying to turn it into a race of attrition. but primoz roglic was clearly feeling good and come up with his team mate, they went for it. thomas took with them, but almeda couldn t. the young portuguese slipped back and, as a result, conceded second place overall to primoz roglic. the slovenia finish seventh all day. tomorrow the queen stage and then the hardest of the race so,
lucknow super giants take on five time champions mumbai indians in the eliminator, with the winner of that one facing gujarat on friday in qualifier two. whoever wins that will advance to play chennai for the trophy on sunday. great britain s geraint thomas is back in the leaders pink jersey at the giro d italia, he just missed out in a sprint to win stage 16, but now holds an 18 second lead with 5 stages to go as nick parrott reports. after the final rest day came the hardest stage so far. it would end with 13 and a half miles of pain riding up the mountain, bruno took the leaders pink jersey off of thomas on saturday, but the frenchman s hopes of keeping it soon evaporated. many had tipped rockledge on the left here in yellow to be the next to wear it, but the slovenian couldn t keep up either. it came down to a battle between almeida and thomas, the briton turns 37 on thursday and is hoping to become the oldest writer,
despite the result, it s not all over for the titans. lucknow super giants take on five time champions mumbai indians in the eliminator, with the winner of that one facing gujarat on friday in qualifier two. whoever wins that will advance to play chennai for the trophy on sunday. great britain s geraint thomas is back in the leader s pink jersey at the giro d italia. he just missed out in a sprint to win stage 16, but now holds an 18 second lead with five stages to go, as nick parrott reports. after the final rest day came the hardest stage so far. it would end with 13 and a half miles of pain riding up monte bondone mountain. bruno armirail took the leader s pinkjersey off geraint thomas on saturday, but the frenchman s hopes of keeping it soon evaporated. many had tipped primoz roglic on the left here in yellow to be the next to wear it, but the slovenian couldn t keep up either. it came down to a battle between almeida and thomas. the briton turns 37 on thursday and is hoping to bec
with the winner of that one facing gujarat on friday in qualifier two. whoever wins that will advance to play chennai for the trophy on sunday. great britain s geraint thomas is back in the leaders pink jersey at the giro d italia, he just missed out in a sprint to win stage 16, but now holds an 18 second lead with 5 stages to go as nick parrott reports. after the final rest day came the hardest stage so far. it would end with 13 and a half miles of pain riding up the mountain, bruno took the leaders pink jersey off of thomas on saturday, but the frenchman s hopes of keeping it soon evaporated. many had tipped rockledge on the left here in yellow to be the next to where it, but the slovenian couldn t keep up either. it came down to a battle between almeida and thomas, the briton turns 37 on thursday and is hoping to become the oldest writer,