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Stage winner Tadej Pogacar after completing the time trial from Foligno to Perugia

Pogacar tightens grip on Giro lead after time trial

Tadej Pogacar won the stage seven time trial to strengthen his grip on the pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia as Geraint Thomas slipped to third overall.

Cycling • 10 May 24

Remco Evenepoel at full tilt in Sunday's time trial

Covid dashes Evenepoel hopes as Thomas takes Giro lead

Remco Evenepoel was forced to withdraw from the Giro d'Italia after testing positive for Covid-19 hours after reclaiming the pink jersey on Sunday.

Cycling • 15 May 23

Geraint Thomas with police in Menton after recovering his bike

Thomas reunited with bike by French police

Geraint Thomas had an eventful day in the saddle during a training ride in the south of France as his bike was stolen and later returned by the local police.

Cycling • 14 Nov 21

Geraint Thomas was crowned Tour de Romandie winner

Thomas overhauls Woods to claim Tour de Romandie

Geraint Thomas claimed overall victory at the Tour de Romandie as Remi Cavagna won the closing time trial in Fribourg.

Cycling • 02 May 21

Michael Woods steals some valuable seconds on crash victim Geraint Thomas on stage four of the Tour de Romandie

Late crash costs Thomas yellow jersey in Romandie race

A crash inside the last 50 metres cost Geraint Thomas the yellow jersey on a dramatic stage four of the Tour de Romandie.

Cycling • 01 May 21

Dennis retains yellow jersey as Thomas slips to third

Geraint Thomas marked it up as a good day despite slipping from second to third overall on stage two of the Tour de Romandie.

Cycling • 29 Apr 21

Geraint Thomas pedals through the pain on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia

Thomas out of the Giro d'Italia with fractured pelvis

Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia after scans revealed he suffered a fractured pelvis in a crash during Monday's stage three to Mount Etna.

Cycling • 06 Oct 20

Geraint Thomas celebrates his 2018 victory

Froome and Thomas left out of Ineos squad for Le Tour

Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome and 2018 winner Geraint Thomas have been omitted from the Ineos Grenadiers squad for the 2020 edition of the race.

Cycling • 19 Aug 20

Geraint Thomas hopes to raise £100,000 for the NHS

Thomas: Turbo trainer test to be tougher than Tour

Geraint Thomas expects his next three days to be tougher than competing in the Tour de France as he commits to spending 36 hours on a turbo trainer to raise money for the NHS.

Cycling • 15 Apr 20

'The recovery is going really well - I'd go as far as saying it's pretty much complete'

Froome injury recovery 'pretty much complete'

Chris Froome has revealed his recovery from his horror crash in France in August is "pretty much complete" as he steps up his training despite the coronavirus lockdown.

Cycling • 12 Apr 20

Tour de France organisers prioritising postponement

Tour de France organisers are focusing on a postponement of this year's race rather than a cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cycling • 11 Apr 20

Luke Rowe and Tony Martin kicked out of Tour de France

Defending champion Geraint Thomas's Ineos team mate Luke Rowe and German Tony Martin have been disqualified from the Tour de France

Cycling • 25 Jul 19

Alaphilippe stays in control after stunning time trial

Julian Alaphilippe produced the time trial of his life at the Tour de France to extend his lead in the yellow jersey with victory on stage 13 in Pau.

Cycling • 19 Jul 19

Caleb Ewan (l) got home ahead Dylan Groenewegen

Aussie takes Tour stage win as Alaphilippe still leads

Caleb Ewan's first career Tour de France stage win came by the narrowest of margins as the Australian edged out Dylan Groenewegen in Toulouse.

Cycling • 17 Jul 19

Dan Martin finished Thursday's stage six in 14th place, nearly two minutes down on stage winner Dylan Teuns but crucially only 14 seconds behind reigning champion Geraint Thomas

Martin sounds upbeat note as GC battle takes shape

Dan Martin says the "sensations are good" after the first real blows of the Tour de France general classification battle were exchanged on La Planche des Belles Filles.

Cycling • 12 Jul 19

Thomas hopeful of defending his Tour de France title

Geraint Thomas remains optimistic about his chances of defending his Tour de France title despite being forced to withdraw from the Tour de Suisse on Tuesday.

Cycling • 19 Jun 19

Geraint Thomas crashed during the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse

Geraint Thomas crashes out of Tour de Suisse

Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas crashed on the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse on Tuesday and abandoned the race, his team said, putting a question mark over his participation in the July 6-27 French race, the biggest in the cycling calendar.

Cycling • 18 Jun 19

Lewis Hamilton came in second place, with England captain Harry Kane placing third

Geraint Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Cycling • 16 Dec 18

The team of reigning Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas are in search of a new owner

Team Sky's future in doubt as Sky end investment

The hugely successful and controversial Team Sky's future is in doubt after executives at Sky decided to end their investment in professional cycling.

Cycling • 12 Dec 18

The Tour de France trophy has been stolen

Thomas's Tour de France trophy stolen in Birmingham

Geraint Thomas's Tour de France trophy has been stolen after being displayed at the Cycle Show in Birmingham, Team Sky have said.

Cycling • 10 Oct 18

Geraint Thomas celebrates his Tour de France win

Thomas takes maiden title as Sky extend Tour reign

Geraint Thomas tightened Team Sky's grip on the Tour de France when he handed the British outfit their sixth title in seven years and there is no sign that their domination will end anytime soon.

Cycling • 29 Jul 18

Geraint Thomas is on the verge of claiming his first Tour de France win

Thomas set for first Tour de France triumph

Geraint Thomas is set to win the Tour de France on Sunday after protecting his yellow jersey in the stage 20 time trial from Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle to Espelette.

Cycling • 28 Jul 18

Demare finishes ahead of the pack in Pau

Demare wins sprint as Tour gears up for big finale

With most of the fast men forced to quit in the mountains, the Frenchman was able to profit to take his second ever tour stage.

Cycling • 26 Jul 18

Thomas in yellow, Froome slips, Martin finishes second

It was another day of high drama in the high mountains of the Tour de France.

Cycling • 26 Jul 18

Tour de France riders affected by spray when police broke up a farmers' protest

Cyclists hit with spray as Tour halted by protests

Yellow jersey Geraint Thomas and world champion Peter Sagan were among a number of Tour de France riders affected by a spray used by police to break up a farmers' protest which caused stage 16 of the race to be stopped.

Cycling • 24 Jul 18