• Froome set to appear in race for first time since 2009
• Cardiff-born Thomas: ‘It starts in Wales which will be special’
The Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome will line up for Team Sky in the Tour of Britain next month. In a coup for organisers, Froome will ride his first Tour of Britain since 2009, with the six-times Grand Tour winner making a rare appearance in a British race.
Thomas was once a regular in the Tour of Britain, but his appearance last year, when he finished seventh overall, was his first since 2011. The Welshman was drawn to last year’s Tour of Britain by its finish in his native Cardiff, and will again be on home soil when this year’s event begins in Pembrey Country Park near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, on 2 September.
Written by Press Association
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