all ist ▁Greg ▁Van ▁A ver ma et ▁( Bel g ium ). ▁Thomas ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁late ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁time ▁trial ▁and ▁finished ▁ 9 th . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Team ▁Sky ▁announced ▁that ▁Thomas ▁would ▁share ▁leadership ▁with ▁Mik el ▁Land a ▁at ▁the ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Thomas ▁led ▁Sky ▁at ▁Tir reno – Ad ri at ico . ▁However , ▁their ▁opening ▁team ▁time ▁trial ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁a ▁crash ▁suffered ▁by ▁Gian ni ▁Mos con , ▁when ▁his ▁front ▁wheel ▁dis integr ated ▁at ▁high ▁speed . ▁Mos con ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁t arm ac , ▁suffering ▁ab ras ions , ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rem ount . ▁After ▁the ▁stage , ▁Thomas ▁stated ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁two ▁other ▁team ▁members ▁suffered ▁broken ▁whe els ▁during ▁the ▁stage ; ▁ ▁ultimately ▁finished ▁ 1 ▁minute , ▁ 4 1 ▁seconds ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁On ▁stage ▁ 2 , ▁with ▁ ▁remaining , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁' s ▁Bob ▁Jung els ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 % ▁ste ep ▁clim b ▁towards ▁Pom ar ance , ▁pulling ▁Tim ▁Well ens ▁( ), ▁and ▁ ▁du o ▁Te j ay ▁van ▁Gard eren ▁and ▁Dam iano ▁Car uso ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁leader ' s ▁blue ▁j er sey ▁– ▁away ▁with ▁them . ▁With ▁Thomas ▁pulling ▁clear ▁of ▁Jung els