Cycling – Sky: Thomas opens the door to a departure

Published on July 31, 2018 at 8:24 pm


Mathieu WARNIER

Geraint Thomas soon under other skies? Winner in the manner of the 105th Tour de France this Sunday on the Champs-Elysées, the Welsh has long entrusted himself in an interview granted to the BBC and confirmed that his contract with the Sky formation was coming to his term in a few months, even admitting that leaving the British team, " is not impossible ". Nevertheless, the third Briton to bring the yellow jersey to Paris in the history of the Great Loop does not intend to slam the door of the formation that revealed it on the road. " There are many other strong teams that are interested, but you have to think about the positives and the negatives. The strength of the team was one of the main reasons that I won the Tour, ensures the Welsh in this interview. You can not just go on a team to be the leader. If you do not have support around you, it's harder . We talked a lot about that. Dave Brailsford mainly said that if you're good enough, you'll have a chance, and that's what happened. I am confident that if I am good enough, I will continue to have this chance. It's a big decision, but I just have to sit down and think about it calmly. I'll do it in a few days, as soon as I can get a clear idea .

Brailsford ready to pull out the checkbook to convince Thomas

If Sky can still count on Chris Froome, who won the Giro before finishing on the Tour podium, she has already prepared the future with Egan Bernal . Geraint Thomas could be tempted to go elsewhere, like Richie Porte. But in remarks collected by the British daily The Times Dave Brailsford said he was ready to do what was economically necessary to keep the Welsh in his ranks. "For the moment, he is with us. The concern is the value of the contract ensures the boss of the Sky training. She will not go down, say things like that. People do not have to worry about performance, nor is it a problem for us . While Chris Froome would make more than four million euros in the year on the British team, Geraint Thomas would leave for a more substantial salary upgrade if he could tie his future with his current team. The Times argues that a contract covering the next three seasons with a salary close to four million euros a year would be on the table to convince the Welsh to stay. To see if another big stable of the peloton will be able to be aligned or if the economic power of Sky will still make effect.