Gerard Thomas crosses the line in 1604,

quarters almost unawares, and he is in the hot seat.

Geraint Thomas has posted a time that has gone seven seconds faster than Vasen Krilyenko,

and he is the provisional leader.

Why did anyone, why did none of us say, didn't anyone, why did none of us say...

Garron Thomas? Why did none of us say,

Garant Thomas is going to win stage one and take the yellow jersey?

Chris Borman didn't say it. Matt Reynolds didn't say, David Miller didn't say it, I didn't say it,

no one said it.

Because it's a first, isn't it?

He's had the form of his life at the start the year. Wonderful to watch him to start the year. He's got a shot.

It's this year. Then the Gero. Then you

saw him crash in the Gero and all

sort of faded away and you thought, oh, that's it.

Then he's going to be here for Froome. So

I don't think we expected it.

Which is why we didn't say his name.

So that's quite reasonable. That was an incredible ride, though.

I mean, when you see what he did to those specialists,

I mean, he did the classic TTC.

He was the only guy that actually kept the cool head,

which, as he said, I think,

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