For a rider who has specialised in trying his hand at almost every discipline in the sport, one of Geraint Thomas´ main challenges appears to be focusing on just one event. The focal point for this season is the Giro d´Italia, where Thomas will co-lead Team Sky alongside Mikel Landa. In order to focus on the Italian Grand Tour, the Welshman has had to shed himself of any other distractions - most notably the Spring Classics. Until the Giro d`Italia is ticked off, Thomas will not race a single one-day race, with a series of stage races peppered by stints at altitude camps. For a rider who has won E3 Harelbeke, finished on the podium at Gent-Wevelgem, and shown both skill and passion for one-day races, the switch to Grand Tour mode has been a significant adjustment.ADVERTISEMENT `I have been tempted to do the Tour of Flanders but I need to keep telling myself to commit to one thing this year and to see how it goes. I´ve got plenty more years, touch wood, to ride Flanders,` he told Cyclingnews during a post-training massage at a training camp in South Africa. `It´s only in my head,` he said in relation to Flanders. `I´ve not spoken to the team or anything about it but if I´m on the bike with Luke Rowe and we start talking about the Classics I think to myself, `it would be great to just drop in and do that race´ but I need to stick to that one thing this year. Like I said, there are plenty more years to come.` Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas link up in South Africa for altitude camp Landa ready to share Giro d`Italia leadership with Thomas `Geraint Thomas is going to the Giro because we think he can win` says Kerrison Thomas and Landa to have joint leadership of Team Sky at Giro d`Italia Geraint Thomas` Pinarello Dogma F10 - Gallery Weight management Racing hard at Tirreno-Adriatico
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