Geraint Thomas: Chris Froome will find Israel Start-Up Nation move 'weird'
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Updated 17/07/2020 at 16:20 GMT
Geraint Thomas says Chris Froome will find his move to Israel Start-Up Nation "weird", but wishes him all the best ahead of his transfer from Team Ineos.
Chris Froome
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Thomas has raced alongside Froome as far back as 2008, but it was announced last week that the four-time Tour de France champion will move on from Team Ineos to Israel Start-Up Nation ahead of the 2021 season.
The 2018 Tour winner believes the 35-year-old will find the move "weird" as he transitions to a brand new WorldTour team.
"It will be weird for him, though, as well, I think – more weird, suddenly [being] in a different environment. Phwoah, it’ll be some change, that," Thomas told the Watts Occurring podcast he co-hosts with fellow Team Ineos rider Luke Rowe.
"It’s a massive change, isn’t it," Rowe added.
"There are a lot of things here that we have so dialled that, being honest, he’ll be taking a step back on a lot of things, going to that team.
But then you see a lot of riders step up because they’re in a new environment with a new challenge.
Thomas added: "He’s [Froome] done incredibly well just to get back to the shape he’s in now, after that accident," he said in reference to the career-threatening injuries Froome suffered last June.
"Fair play. He’s a determined man. That’s great to see. Hopefully it can end well."
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