Cycling-Welshman Thomas to lead Ineos challenge at Giro d'Italia

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI World Championships 2023 - Stirling, Scotland, Britain - August 11, 2023 Britain's Geraint Thomas in action during the Men's Elite Road Individual Time Trial REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

(Reuters) - Last year's Giro d'Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will lead the Ineos Grenadiers team at the race which starts next month, the British outfit said on Thursday.

Former Tour de France winner Thomas, 37, heads an experienced squad that he said will adopt an aggressive approach to the year's first Grand Tour.