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Geraint Thomas becomes first UK rider to win Tour de Suisse

19 Jun 2022 1 minute read
Geraint Thomas. Picture by Nicola (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Welshman Geraint Thomas became the first UK winner of the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in the individual time trial in Vaduz on Sunday.

The 36-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider finished the final stage of Switzerland’s biggest road race three seconds slower than Remco Evenepoel but it was enough to claim the overall victory.

Thomas began the final stage two seconds behind leader Sergio Higuita, from Colombia, after finishing fifth on the penultimate stage, but the 2018 Tour de France winner scorched around the 25.6km course on Sunday to claim the spoils.

Higuita managed to limit his losses sufficiently to take second overall, 1:12 behind Thomas and four seconds ahead of Jakob Fuglsang.

Neilson Powless withstood a late bike change to secure fourth place in the general classification, while Stefan Kung moved up to fifth overall thanks his third-place finish in the time trial.

The Tour de Suisse, one of the last major warm-up races for the Tour de France, has been hit by Covid withdrawals, including Britain’s Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock and his Ineos team-mate Adam Yates.


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Quornby
Quornby
1 year ago

Well done G. Please remind the Swiss that you are Welsh.

I.Humphrys
I.Humphrys
1 year ago

Slightly in the doldrums after Le Tour, which happens sometimes as David Duffield used to say; commitments to speaking engagements and so on, but happy for him coming through. Great.stuff!

stuart stanton
stuart stanton
1 year ago

Complete ride from G, best since 2018 TdeF win……watch out Copenhagen (start) watch out Paris (finish)

Wynford Jones
Wynford Jones
1 year ago

Well done Geraint. Questions for nation.cymru – who won Stage 1 ? His first major stage win. Who wore the leader’s jersey on Stages 2 – 4 ? Other riders of various nationalities are mentioned but not this guy. What nationality is he ?

Arwyn
Arwyn
1 year ago

Gwych! Llongyfarchiadau!

Malcolm rj
Malcolm rj
1 year ago

When he won the tour de France he was the first Welsh Man to win it not the first British born to win it no English Born has ever won the tour de France you gotta have a laugh

Jack
Jack
1 year ago
Reply to  Malcolm rj

Do you? Why is that funny? Do you have a five-year-old’s sense of humour?

Eifion
Eifion
1 year ago

Da iawn Geraint
But I am shocked, Nation Cymru covering a none soccer related sports item, think someone will be getting in trouble for this.

Daffodil denier
Daffodil denier
1 year ago

It’s only cycling. The official sport of old men with knackered knees and good pensions

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