The first British born winner of the Tour De France... take a bow Geraint Thomas....!!!... brilliant ...
Some strange goings on at the end of the stage, Froome shown as winner of the stage and then they demote him to second. It's not close enough to demote Thomas from winning the tour though, it should be three British winners in the last 7 years after having had none before that.
Doesn't it just show the ruthlessness of "Team Sky" the flak froome would have got so they've cast him adrift. And amazingly they have a new brilliant rider. Wonder if he's going to say he's never had a needle
A great article ... two little exerts... "Some sporting heroes seem to have landed from another world. Thomas inhabits the same one as all of us. His first bike as a kid was a cheap mountain bike called The Wolf. On the handlebars he had a small box that made big noises - police sirens, ambulances, fire engines. He rode it to the park with his little brother and dad to play football and rugby. When he was given his first pair of cycling shorts, he had no idea you weren't supposed to wear pants under them. When he went out for his first long ride, from his home in the Cardiff suburbs to the Storey Arms outdoor centre in Brecon, he got lost on the way back and was so tired on his eventual return that he had to press the doorbell with his forehead." and the second... "The extraordinary could not have happened to a more down-to-earth man. The Tour has not always been blessed nor enhanced by its victors. There are asterisks where some winners once were and questions over others. Thomas may never win another Grand Tour. But he will remain the inadvertent anti-Lance: always amiable, usually praising others first, never cocky, consistently self-deprecating."
Also in the world of diving cheating footballers ... "Thomas watched his old Great Britain team-mate Bradley Wiggins win the 2012 Tour de France. He has helped Chris Froome to the podium in Paris three times, once having ridden for 20 days with a fractured pelvis. He has stood aside so Froome could chase other Grand Tours that Thomas might otherwise have won."
He went to the same school as Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton. They must have a pretty decent sports set up.
He was strong before but he crashed out a few times. No. He says he's never used any therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), and has even suggested in the past they shouldn't be allowed, even if that prohibits those with asthma, diabetes etc from professional cycling.
