Team Sky's Chris Froome says that it is unlikely that his relationship with Geraint Thomas will go the same way as it did with former teammate Bradley Wiggins. Thomas is one of Froome’s key supporters in the mountains, and showed at last year’s Tour de France that he has the potential to take a strong result in a Grand Tour.
Froome and Wiggins were in the same situation in 2012 during Wiggins’ successful bid at the Tour de France. The pair’s relationship deteriorated during the race, which resulted in Wiggins threatening to abandon and reportedly withholding Froome’s share of the prize money. Froome believes that he has a much stronger relationship with Thomas and says that his recent improvements will push him harder.
“I find it very hard to see things with G going that way,” Froome said during a media day at a Team Sky training camp. “I think just both of our characters we’re both honest and open with each other. In every team you have those little arguments and I think that it’s only healthy to have those and you talk about what you think you can be doing better.
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"He’s not a threat definitely but it’s good for me that there is someone there snapping at my heels and if I’m not up to delivering the goods then someone else will. It always helps to have two guys up there on GC and it changes things tactically when you’re up there on a climb.”
Thomas was going strong during the 2015 Tour de France before he cracked on the penultimate mountain stage to La Toussuire. He is likely to have a more protected role at this year’s race too and Froome believes the Welshman has the possibility to join him on the podium in July.
“That would be the dream scenario,” Froome said. “I think that G is lifting his game more and more in terms of stage racing. Last year people asked if he could also get onto the podium and he wasn’t far off, he was a few days short of Paris and he was still in the top five. I don’t see why it’s not possible. He can definitely do it, he’s got the ability and it’s up to him to put the work in.”
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