Luke Rowe has extended his contract with Team INEOS for four more years admitting he loves being the middleman of the team. The Cardiff-born rider – who has been with the team since it was formed as Team Sky – will remain until 2013. Lowe is currently competing at the Volta ao Algarve along with Geraint Thomas, who finished safely in the pack on his season’s debut on Wednesday’s opening stage from Portimao to Lagos.

Welsh cyclist Ethan Vernon said losing power on the climbs cost him vital seconds on a rain-lashed UCI World Championships under-23 time trial course on Tuesday. Vernon finished in 21st place out of the 52 riders who completed the 30.3km course from Ripon to Harrogate. The 19-year old’s time was 2:12.76 minutes off the gold medal winning standard of 40.20.42 set by Denmark’s Mikkel Bjerg.

Elynor Backstedt claimed Great Britain’s second bronze medal of the UCI World Cycling Championships in Yorkshire on Monday morning. The 17-year-old Pontyclun cyclist finished third in the junior individual time trial despite almost crashing out when she skidded on an early bend in the slippery road conditions. Backstedt produced a brilliant ride to finish just 10.93 seconds second down on the winner Aigul Gareeva, of Russia, who also had a mishap when she overshot the final bend of the 13.7km course around Harrogate.

Rising Welsh cycling star Ethan Vernon has spoken of his delight at being included in the Great Britain team for next week’s UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire. Vernon is part of a strong Welsh contingent who will represent Britain in the various age groups and disciplines, including Tour De France winner Geraint Thomas and Team Ineos team-mate Owain Doull. The final teams to be announced by British Cycling on Wednesday were the men’s elite team and the men’s under-23 team, where Vernon gets his chance.

Geraint Thomas can still win another Tour de France, according to Britain’s first winner, Sir Bradley Wiggins. Thomas finished this year’s tour in second place on Sunday, behind teammate Egan Bernal, a year after becoming the first Welshman to win cycling’s greatest race. The Cardiff rider conceded some disappointment at handing over his title, but his runners-up spot is by some distance the second-best placing at any grand tour event in his entire career.

Geraint Thomas admitted he will be disappointed not to win back-to-back Tour de France victories, but insists it’s a healthy rivalry between himself and prospective new champion Egan Bernal. The defending champion will finish second when the tour finishes in Paris tomorrow – one place behind Bernal, his Team Ineos co-leader. A year ago, it was Thomas who stood on top of the podium, sipped champagne and did his famous mic drop as the first Welshman to win cycling’s most prestigious race.

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Geraint Thomas insists another Tour de France title is still within his grasp, despite dropping to third place in the overall race classification. The defending champion lost no time on leader Julian Alaphilippe, but the Welshman’s Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal has leapfrogged into second place after a dramatic Stage 18 in The Alps. Thomas is now five seconds behind Bernal and still 1 minute 30 seconds behind Alaphilippe with two more racing days to come.

Geraint Thomas has been hit by another blow in his bid to win a second Tour de France after the loss of his teammate, road captain and fellow Welshman Luke Rowe. Thomas remains in second place in the overall classification, but must race the final three days without his wingman after Rowe was sensationally thrown out of the race. The Team Ineos rider was disqualified by race officials for his part in a spat with Jumbo-Visma’s Tony Martin, who was also expelled.

Geraint Thomas expects a tough two days in the saddle as he continues the defence of his Tour de France crown. The Cardiff-born rider stayed fifth after Friday’s stage seven – at 230km the longest this year. But as the race heads towards the Massif Central, Thomas knows it is about to get tougher despite showing his form on stage six when he finished ahead of his main rivals.

Geraint Thomas answered any doubts over his form for the Tour de France with a storming finish on stage six. The defending champ was fourth on the stage to move up two places to fifth overall and leapfrog Team Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal. Thomas finished ahead of all the main contenders for the Yellow Jersey on the strength-sapping finish to the 160.5km stage as the race hit the mountains for the first time.

Geraint Thomas lost time to his team-mate and Tour de France rival Egan Bernal despite still moving up one place overall on stage three. Wales’ defending champ is now seventh one spot behind the Colombian who proved the stronger on the punchy uphill finish as the race entered France for the first time.