"I'm at that stage where I'm still hungry to perform but at the same time, I am happy to help the team. "But I just want to have a positive impact on the team. "I want to continue to be highly competitive in anything really maybe look at going to the Classics again or ride GC in Grand Tours or help whoever is going to be the next guy coming through," said Thomas. Thomas has since claimed two podium finishes at the Tour and won several other prestigious multi-stage and one-day races.Īfter coming close to a second Grand Tour victory in Italy in May, a series of crashes saw him fall out of contention for overall victory in September's Vuelta a Espana. Having won two Olympic gold medals on the track, the Welshman has also enjoyed a distinguished career on the road which peaked with his 2018 Tour de France triumph. Thomas has been with Ineos since the team's inception in 2010, when they were known as Sky Procycling. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in again and want to help the team continue to progress." "We're an ambitious group and have some big goals ahead. "I have childhood mates here - Luke and Swifty as riders and Stannard now in management, and I've known Rod since 2003. This team understands me and, importantly, knows what it takes to achieve success. "I wouldn't have continued in a different team. "Although you 'never say never', in my head this is my last contract but I know that I still have two more big years in me," said Thomas. Welshman Thomas turned 37 during this year's Giro d'Italia, where he finished second behind Primoz Roglic.
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