Geraint Thomas Begins Final Campaign with Tour de France Glory a Fading Memory for British Cycling
With other nations now in the ascendancy, Thomas is the last man standing from a nation that once dominated the Tour de France podium.
Jeremy Whittle is the Tour de France and Olympic cycling correspondent to The Guardian and was also the longstanding cycling correspondent for The Times. He has twice been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year (Bad Blood and Racing Through The Dark) and also for the Sports Book of the Year (Ventoux). He also hosts the RadioCycling podcast and was a founding editor of procycling magazine.
With other nations now in the ascendancy, Thomas is the last man standing from a nation that once dominated the Tour de France podium.
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Analysis: For a team that was once so far ahead of the game, Ineos Grenadiers is behind the curve. After 5 years without a Tour victory, can cycling's first 'super team' catch up?
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