Geraint Thomas saw his hopes of defending his Tour de France crown boosted even if his team again just failed to break their time trial duck. The Cardiff-born rider was catapulted into the top 10 – moving eighth overall – after Team INEOS finished second. Thomas is just 30 seconds off the lead still held by Holland’s Mike Teunissen whose Team Jumbo-Visma outfit were the only team to get the better of Team INEOS.

Geraint Thomas insisted he felt “fine” after a late crash on the opening stage of the Tour de France as Mike Teunissen took a surprise victory in Brussels. Wales’ defending champion was among those caught in a big crash with around two kilometres of the 194.5km opening stage remaining, but as the nation held a collective breath, Thomas quickly remounted his bike to finish the stage. Thomas fell into a barrier as the peloton ground to a halt but did not appear to suffer any injury, while his Ineos team-mate Egan Bernal stayed upright.

Geraint Thomas insists he is ready to start the defence of his Tour de France crown in Brussels on Saturday. The Cardiff-born rider powered into the record books when he became the first Welshman and only the third Brit in history to win the Yellow Jersey.

Geraint Thomas has started his recovery after what a team-mate described as a ‘really scary’ crash at the Tour de Suisse. Wales’ Tour de France champ escaped relatively unscathed after hitting the road on stage four and being taken to hospital.

Geraint Thomas has been given the all-clear after crashing out of the Tour de Suisse. Wales’ reigning Tour de France champ was taken to hospital after the crash on stage four of the race.

Geraint Thomas has been taken to hospital for a check-up after crashing out of the Tour de Suisse. The reigning Tour de France champ was forced to abandon the race after hitting the road around 25 miles from the finish of stage four.

Three hours before the first riders in the OVO Energy Women’s Tour were due at the summit of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, the mini gazebo and trestle table were set up and ready for action. Members of the Ammanford Triathlon and Cycling Club were offering free hot drinks and snacks to the early birds intent on claiming a prime vantage point near the famous Tro Gwcw (Cuckoo Bend) hairpin on the highest climb of Stage Six, last Saturday.

Geraint Thomas insists Chris Froome absence from the Tour de France will not change how he defends the Yellow Jersey. The Cardiff-born rider has admitted he was shocked to hear of his Team INEOS team-mate’s crash in France which left him with multiple injuries.

It is not the way he would have wanted, but Geraint Thomas’ chances of retaining his Tour de France title have been significantly boosted after team-mate Chris Froome sustained multiple serious injuries after a crash in France. The Team INEOS duo were expected to battle It out next month when Thomas begin s the defence of his Yellow Jersey in Brussels.

Alun Wyn Jones, Jade Jones and Geraint Thomas are all Welsh stars at the very top of their respective sports. But, as Graham Thomas reports, they also have something else in common. Each of them was helped into their sport and nurtured by a grass roots club. When Alun Wyn Jones lifted the Six Nations trophy to the skies, they raised a glass or two in Bonymaen rugby club. Nothing unusual in that, you might think, as there were glasses lifted in clubhouse bars and living rooms throughout the country.

The cyclist described as the “politest man in the peloton” is hoping to force his way to the front of the queue and grab himself a place at one of this season’s Grand Tours. Carmarthen’s Scott Davies, who was the top British rider at last year’s Tour of Britain, outlined his ambitions in a disarmingly honest interview for his Dimension Data team.

Geraint Thomas resumed his Tour de France preparations today finishing ninth in the time trial at the Iztulia al Pais Vasco in Spain. The reigning Tour champ finished 30 seconds down on Germany’s Max Schahmann on the 11.3km course Zumarraga – Zumarraga which saw changing conditions for the riders after a downpour.