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Geraint Thomas has made a double blow, but the new yellow jersey refuses to demand the leadership of the Sky.
Team Sky's sports director, Nicolas Portal celebrated the double of his men at La Rosière in his own way: in swallowing a Haribo when he got off the car. "The emotion I experienced today is not far from the one I got from Froome during his solo on the last Giro", smiled the Frenchman. "We We did not plan to maneuver like this, but when there are opportunities, we have to be able to seize them.When Kwiatkowski has made a big tempo, some rivals for the general have fallen, Froomey and G (Thomas ) were able to take things in hand.The initiative did not come from me, it is the riders who decided to go on the offensive.The balance of the day is obviously excellent.It is said and repeated for several days that things are very clear in the team.There is a leader, Froome, and a backup, Thomas.One has already accomplished a lot, and the other is discovering the light.No matter to choose between the two as long as we can support them in the same way. "
" Chris res our best card "
The double win at the top of La Rosière by Geraint Thomas, winner of the stage and now in yellow, did not upset the hierarchy within the Sky team.
The Welshman said it and repeated it, from his first interview a few minutes after he crossed the finish line in the Savoyard station. "Chris Froome is the leader of our team because he won six Grand Tours" said the successor of Greg Van Avermaet topped the overall standings. "For me, a three-week race is an unknown." This morning (yesterday) Dave (Brailsford, the British formation manager) told us that The main objective was to pbad the stage safely and, if possible, to save time if an opportunity arose. "
Thomas did not let her pbad, increasing by a few seconds her advantage over Chris Froome . "I saw it" continued the recent winner of the Dauphine. "I ran on instinct when I realized that I could go back to Dumoulin and then win the stage by pbading Nieve, whatever happens in the Tour, this race will remain for me I am very, very happy with this win and if I can finish on the final podium of the Tour, it will be great, but the main goal is that we win it and, to reach this goal, Chris (Froome) remains our best card. "
The new wearer of the yellow jersey
And to continue: " The step was not easy " he said again. "Especially when Valverde attacked, he put us in trouble and seriously under pressure, and when we knew he was more than a minute and a half early, we had to react and then Dumoulin came out. We have worked as a team, which is always our strength At Sky, there is no ego, we work collectively and very well, the dynamics of our team require it. it may seem easy or boring, but for us, the important thing is to get to the Tour in excellent physical condition.To do this, we spend a lot of time away from home and our families, but it's this rigorous training that allows us to perform. "
After two days of mountain, only, Tom Dumoulin seems the last opponent of the Sky. "He is very good, but with him, Nibali and the Movistar are our main rivals" Thomas continued. "Dumoulin showed he had legs, but he's had a big season already, you have to see what's left of him as a reserve after running Giro . also in Italy, but he is accustomed to chaining the big tours.We saw last year, he won the Tour and the Vuelta.Maybe Froomey is less diminished than the others by the accumulation of efforts I do not know if Dumoulin has had so much experience in this matter. "
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