Thomas: Jumbo-Visma abandons will make Tour de France 'a bit more interesting'

Geraint Thomas waves to the Tour de France crowd
Geraint Thomas waves to the Tour de France crowd (Image credit: Getty Images)

Stage 15 of the Tour de France, the hottest of the race so far, was set to be a showdown between the sprinters and the breakaway artists, but the 202.5km race to Carcassonne turned into much more than that.

It was an unexpectedly fraught day for Tour de France race leader Jonas Vingegaard, who lost co-leader turned lieutenant Primož Roglič to crash injuries before the stage, lost super-domestique Steven Kruijswijk to a crash during it, and also fell himself.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly, Rouleur, and CyclingTips.

 

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France and the spring Classics, and has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.

 

As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees The Leadout newsletter and How to Watch guides throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal.