Geraint Thomas seals maiden Tour de France title with Paris procession
• Welshman secures title in another win for Team Sky
• Alexander Kristoff wins final sprint on Champs Élysées
Sean Ingle in Paris
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Sun 29 Jul 2018 18.12 BST Last modified on Sun 29 Jul 2018 21.32 BST
How Geraint Thomas sealed his historic Tour de France victory – video
Never, surely, has a flute of champagne tasted so sweet as the one Geraint Thomas enjoyed on the road into Paris. For it confirmed that winning the yellow jersey, which had appeared such a vacuous dream, was now a lucid reality. Before standing on the podium the 32-year-old Welshman promised a party that would go on for “two weeks or perhaps even a month”. The glint in his eye suggested he was not joking.
• Welshman secures title in another win for Team Sky
• Alexander Kristoff wins final sprint on Champs Élysées
Sean Ingle in Paris
@seaningle
Sun 29 Jul 2018 18.12 BST Last modified on Sun 29 Jul 2018 21.32 BST
How Geraint Thomas sealed his historic Tour de France victory – video
Never, surely, has a flute of champagne tasted so sweet as the one Geraint Thomas enjoyed on the road into Paris. For it confirmed that winning the yellow jersey, which had appeared such a vacuous dream, was now a lucid reality. Before standing on the podium the 32-year-old Welshman promised a party that would go on for “two weeks or perhaps even a month”. The glint in his eye suggested he was not joking.
