Geraint Howell Thomas, is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, Wales and Great Britain. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve significant elite success as both a track and road rider, with notable victories in the velodrome, in one-day racing and in stage racing. On the track, he has won three World Championships, and two Olympic gold medals, while on the road he won the 2018 Tour de France becoming the first Welshman and third British rider to win it.
Thomas during the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France
Thomas at the 2009 Tour of Britain
Thomas at the 2010 Tour de France, wearing the white jersey of the young rider classification leader
The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km (2,082 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and concluding on 29 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 176 riders from 22 teams participated in the race. The overall general classification was won by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin placed second, with Thomas's teammate and four-time Tour winner Chris Froome coming third.
The Place Napoléon [fr] square in La Roche-sur-Yon, hosted the team presentation ceremony on 5 July.
Defending champion Chris Froome (pictured at the 2018 Tour of Britain) had been considered the favourite for the general classification.
Peter Sagan (pictured on stage seventeen) was the pre-race favourite for the points classification.
The highest point of elevation in the race was the Col de Portet Pyrenean pass, at 2,215 m (7,267 ft). It was used for the first time in the Tour de France.