Whether Geraint Thomas can obtain the result he so dearly desires at this year's Giro d'Italia will remain an unanswered question until May but few can doubt the Welshman's ambitious nature as he embarks on the most important season of his career so far.
The Giro is a race littered with the shredded hopes and dreams of previous Sky leaders with Richie Porte, Mikel Landa all failing in recent years. After cracking in 2013 Bradley Wiggins never even rode another three-week race but Thomas is also conscious of the fact that a strong performance at the Giro could conceivably lead him to pastures new.
"I'd love to go to the Tour one day as a leader," he casually tells Cyclingnews mid-way through a long interview at the Tour Down Under.
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"But for the Giro, I'm looking forward to it. It's a new challenge and a totally different programme. It's exciting."
The Giro d'Italia certainly opens up doors for the Welshman, who since joining Team Sky in 2010 has ridden Grand Tours in the services of others. For the last three years, he has devoted his strength to supporting Chris Froome, and although it has led to two top-15 places the itch to race for himself has only intensified.
"I don't think that the leaders for Sky have ever even finished the Giro. I think they've all pulled out for one reason or another, so we've not had the best result in that respect but starting out we really just had that one focus and goal of winning the Tour.
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