Thomas’ crash was one of few sour notes in an event which absolutely lived up to its billing, delivering a brilliant race, a thoroughly deserving winner in Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, and an all-star podium with Wout van Aert (Belgium) second and double Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) third. His elbow was badly cut, though, and his cycling shorts ripped to shreds. Luckily my shoulder didn’t pop out this time.” Obviously, I landed on my right side again, which wasn't ideal, just the muscles and everything went into spasm almost.
But with a badly-bruised body his job is made exponentially harder. The quality of the opposition on Wednesday was already looking stiff even for a fully-fit Thomas: Filippo Ganna, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, Rohan Dennis, Stefan Kung. There is no doubt this latest spill - on the same right side of his body as the crash in France, after which he had to have his shoulder popped back in - has jeopardised his hopes of a medal in next week’s Olympic time trial. But the 35 year-old has a reputation for putting a brave face on things. He claimed last night that he was feeling “beat up but not too bad”. It is unclear how serious the damage to Thomas's chassis is. Thomas was taken out by his GB team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart relatively early in proceedings and decided to pit as the peloton passed the Fuji Speedway race track for the first time. It came just three weeks after he dislocated his shoulder at the Tour de France. The Welshman said he felt he “must have done something bad in a previous life” after yet another crash put paid to his chances.
Adam Peaty, Tokyo Olympics swimming final liveĪ wonderfully entertaining and predictably brutal men’s Olympic road race around the foothills of Mount Fuji did not end happily for Geraint Thomas.
Geraint Thomas withdraws from race following crash.Adam Yates is highest placed Team GB rider finishing ninth.Wout van Aert sprints to silver Tadej Pogacar takes bronze.Richard Carapaz wins only Ecuador's second ever Olympic gold.
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