The Bradley Wiggins Show By Eurosport

Geraint Thomas puts serious time into Giro GC rivals | Ineos look flawless

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Brad is joined by Graham Willgoss and Brian Smith to dissect the first stage of the Giro d’Italia, with the trio concluding that Ineos Grenadiers look a team transformed following their struggles at the Tour de France. Filippo Ganna looked almost unbeatable, says Brad, as he took the spoils on a 15.1-km individual time trial while Geraint Thomas put time into his rivals on an excellent first stage of the Giro for the British-based team. Both Wiggins and Smith say Thomas - backed up by what they call a brilliant, well-balanced team - looks the outright favourite for the Maglia Rosa. There is also a look back at the UCI World Championships, and how some riders used the Tour as a tune-up event for the rainbow jersey battle. Brad ponders whether the Great Britain set up needs a shake up after questions are raised over the tactics that led to Lizzie Deignan’s sixth-place finish. Elsewhere, Mathieu van der Poel’s exploits at the BinckBank Tour could see him miss Sunday’s Liege Bastogne Liege, with Br