• Thomas will steer clear of barriers after Wednesday’s scare
Geraint Thomas will avoid riding close to the crowds lining the route on Friday’s key Tour de France mountain stage after a spectator deliberately grabbed him and nearly caused him to crash on stage 17.
The Welshman, who retained his yellow jersey and a 1min 59sec lead after Thursday’s 18th stage ended in a bunch sprint, said he was staggered after his Team Sky colleague Wout Poels showed him a photograph of “an idiot” almost bringing him down towards the end of the climb up the Col de Portet on Wednesday.
Written by Sean Ingle in Pau
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/26/tour-de-france-geraint-thomas-chris-froome-cycling under the title “Geraint Thomas to avoid crowds during crucial mountain stage of Tour de France”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
