With just over two weeks to go until the 2024 Giro d'Italia, Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) is looking to make the most of his limited race time and realize his Grand Tour ambitions by "running another day deeper" in the Tour of the Alps.

Tomas will be first in action on the thrilling final Italian stage, attacking from the peloton on the first climb of the Pal del Felsina and joining Giulio Pellizzari (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane), Hugh Kersee (EF Education -Easy Post) joined him.

The trio rode 20 km in a breakaway group before Ridltrek successfully absorbed them into the peloton to protect Juan Pedro Lopez's GC ambitions. Tomas, however, was pleased with the effort before he began his final push for the start of the Giro d'Italia on May 4.

"I just decided to give it a go. It was a solid pace, but I thought I'd bring a small group with me and see if I could get a little advantage on the second climb," Thomas told Cycling News after the attack.

"They [Trek] broke it down on the climb and brought us right back.

Unlike modern superstars who go all out from the start of the season in January until the race closes in October, Thomas is old-fashioned, peaking only for his biggest goal. So it was no cause for concern for him or his team that he would not be competing for the overall win as the Giro neared.

"My feeling was fine, but it was a deep day. If I rest and recover and absorb all this work, I should be able to make a good step forward," the Welsh rider said.

"He's back from a big block in Sierra Nevada and in a good position, but I don't know if he has work to do or if he just needs to refresh a bit for the Giro.

"But I can say that G is doing well for the Grand Tour.

Thomas, who lost Maglia Rosa on the final stage last year, will first compete in his sixth Giro d'Italia before making his 13th appearance in the Tour de France in June. Before heading to either of the big goals, however, the Brit and Ineos have not finished their work in Italy, and there is still work to be done in terms of planning.

"Tomorrow there will be a reconnaissance, then back to Monaco to cool down," Thomas said of his immediate plans after the Tour of the Alps, but Dempster confirmed that this would be the grueling Giro d'Italia stage 20 from Alpago to Bassano del Grappa confirmed.

"We're going to see Monte Grappa for the important 20th stage," [23 We're going to see Monte Grappa for the important 20th stage," said the Australian rider.

"It's been a big process since the route was announced in November. We still have Oropa before the race and the last of the first stages.

Stage 20 will feature two tough 18.2 km Monte Grappa climbs. Oropa is a key climb on the Giro's Grande Partenza and should be the first chance for Thomas and pre-race GC favorite Tadej Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates) to make it to the Maria Rosa.

Thomas thinks the route suits his abilities, but "it's always tough, there are climbs and time trials.