Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas - rugby-loving, beer-drinking 'guy next door' who came out on top
![Geraint Thomas conquers Alpe d'Huez to extend Tour de France lead | Tour de France 2018 | The Guardian Geraint Thomas conquers Alpe d'Huez to extend Tour de France lead | Tour de France 2018 | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5dfc1c42f4ef04d4277fbc94c04555850ab99b48/14_86_2521_1512/master/2521.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=a382880e18c428997c8e931a4f24a630)
Geraint Thomas conquers Alpe d'Huez to extend Tour de France lead | Tour de France 2018 | The Guardian
![Geraint Thomas on Tour de France ambitions: 'I am not looking behind, I am still looking forward' - VeloNews.com Geraint Thomas on Tour de France ambitions: 'I am not looking behind, I am still looking forward' - VeloNews.com](https://www.velonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1409064156.jpg)
Geraint Thomas on Tour de France ambitions: 'I am not looking behind, I am still looking forward' - VeloNews.com
![Here's what now lies between Tour de France leader Geraint Thomas and what would arguably be the greatest Welsh sporting feat - Wales Online Here's what now lies between Tour de France leader Geraint Thomas and what would arguably be the greatest Welsh sporting feat - Wales Online](https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article14934767.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_Tour-de-France-2018-Stage-12-Bourg-Saint-Maurice-Les-Arcs-to-Alpe-dHuez.jpg)
Here's what now lies between Tour de France leader Geraint Thomas and what would arguably be the greatest Welsh sporting feat - Wales Online
![Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas celebrates with ŠKODA AUTO crystal glass trophy - Škoda Storyboard Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas celebrates with ŠKODA AUTO crystal glass trophy - Škoda Storyboard](https://cdn.skoda-storyboard.com/2018/07/180730-Tour-de-France-winner-Geraint-Thomas-celebrates-with-%C5%A0KODA-AUTO-crystal-glass-trophy-1.JPG.jpg)
Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas celebrates with ŠKODA AUTO crystal glass trophy - Škoda Storyboard
![Geraint Thomas says Ineos Grenadiers lacked faith in him before Tour | Geraint Thomas | The Guardian Geraint Thomas says Ineos Grenadiers lacked faith in him before Tour | Geraint Thomas | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d2f2775f428f6da4381a5a21df6ef2b4dec32e95/0_35_4372_2624/master/4372.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1c267667432718281249c583588f4889)
Geraint Thomas says Ineos Grenadiers lacked faith in him before Tour | Geraint Thomas | The Guardian
![Tour de France 2018: The story of Geraint Thomas's triumph in 80 photos | The Independent | The Independent Tour de France 2018: The story of Geraint Thomas's triumph in 80 photos | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/07/28/13/gettyimages-1002346410.jpg)
Tour de France 2018: The story of Geraint Thomas's triumph in 80 photos | The Independent | The Independent
![Geraint Thomas loses time after heavy fall on another crash-marred Tour de France stage won by Tim Merlier Geraint Thomas loses time after heavy fall on another crash-marred Tour de France stage won by Tim Merlier](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/cycling/2021/06/28/ss-2021-6-28-17-30_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqVe9MDyUguKJ6jHXM6y_WU5Ati8lfakIPVnFiZKbz3Bo.png)
Geraint Thomas loses time after heavy fall on another crash-marred Tour de France stage won by Tim Merlier
![Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas on brink of Tour glory despite Tom Dumoulin time trial win - Eurosport Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas on brink of Tour glory despite Tom Dumoulin time trial win - Eurosport](https://imgresizer.eurosport.com/unsafe/1200x0/filters:format(jpeg):focal(1485x556:1487x554)/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2018/07/28/2381232-49523410-2560-1440.jpg)