Giro in Bochum: the winner of the Tour de France Thomas starts Sunday – Sportmix

Bochum. The Sparkbaden Giro has not seen such a visit for a long time: the winner of the Tour de France Geraint Thomas will start in Bochum on Sunday (17h). The British commitment is a small sensation, it will be his only race on German soil this summer.

"We are extremely proud that Geraint will start here.It is no secret how difficult it was to hire the most sought-after cyclist in the world.Of course, every cyclist would like to present the winner of the yellow jersey just after the Tour de France ", explains the organizer of the Giro Sven Claußmeyer

First contact with Mark Cavendish

Visit of Mark Cavendish.The British have known each other since the time amateur, the former driver of the "Team Sparkbade" reported his colleagues of the race to the round in Bochum.A day after the victory of his turn, the Welsh promised.

"The Giro in Bochum was well known to him. We contacted Geraint well before the end of the tour because we absolutely wanted it – no matter how the Tour de France would have unfolded, "says Claußmeyer:" We let all the stars shine, and in the end we had the prick necessary happiness. The fact that he's celebrating his first here is, of course, the big ticket for us. "

Cadel Evans was the last winner of the Tour at Bochum

The last time was a winner of the Bochum Tour with Australian Cadel Evans in 2011, however, he only started at Derny's race, Thomas will also go on the circuit and one week after his biggest success, the 32 year old will surely be one of Bochum 's favorites, but he will always have someone from his Sky Team.

But with the Rick Zabel / Nick Politt duo, the Sprinter Rüdiger Selig and the four-time winner of the Giro Marcel Sieberg have a lot of competition, especially as the relatively flat track is designed more for the sprinters.

The sprinters have an advantage to Bochum

"The sprinters certainly have an advantage, but Geraint comes off the track and has a good kick. He will want to have his say in the win, "said Clausausmeyer.Thomas is two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion on the track.Since 2012, the 32-year-old athlete is only on the road and is has become a true victory driver for the overall standings.

In recent years, he has had the title four times as a great help Christopher Froome.After two victories in the Tour of the Algarve and victory in the Tour of the Alps in 2017, Thomas celebrated the greatest success of his career in France this year