Tour De France 2018
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Tour de France 2018: Team Sky's Geraint Thomas seals maiden victory to become first Welsh winner of yellow jersey
•Geraint Thomas of Team Sky coasted to victory at the Tour de France 2018 as Norway's Alexander Kristoff won the 21st and final stage. Tom Dumoulin of Team Sunweb came second, with Chris Froome coming in third.
Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas virtually secures title after finishing third in penultimate stage time trial
•"I don’t know what to say. It’s just overwhelming," said Geraint Thomas, who finished 14sec behind stage winner Tom Dumoulin of Sunweb on the last real test of the race before Sunday's final stage to Paris.
Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas stretches yellow jersey lead as Slovenia's Primoz Roglic wins 19th stage
•Britain's Geraint Thomas stretched his Tour de France yellow jersey lead on Friday as Slovenian Primoz Roglic won the 19th stage on the final day in the mountains to push Chris Froome off the virtual podium.
Tour de France 2018: Race leader Geraint Thomas warns rivals of squandering podium finish if they try to close down on him
•Thomas moved a step closer to becoming Wales's first Tour champion when he came through the 18th stage to Pau unhindered and with his lead of 1min 59sec on Dutchman Tom Dumoulin.
Tour de France 2018: Frenchman Arnaud Demare wins 18th stage with sprint finish, Geraint Thomas retains lead
•Arnaud Demare took advantage of one of the last sprint sections in the race during Thursday's stage 18 to win with a sprint finish, with Geraint Thomas retaining the yellow jersey.
Tour de France 2018: Movistar's Nairo Quintana runs textbook perfect race as Chris Froome cracks under pressure
Alekhagrawal •It was Quintana who rode a courageous solo attack over the final climb, to earn a much deserved stage victory. This being the highest climb of this year’s route, meant the Colombian also earned the Souvenir Henri Desgrange for his efforts.
Firstpost Spodcast Episode 4: Dinesh Karthik's aggressive knock, Chris Froome's fumble and more on our daily sports podcast
Fpsports •India's tour game against Essex, the 17th stage of Tour de France, Serena Williams' complaint against constant dope tests as well as Saikhom Mirabai Chanu's gradually easing back pain — we discuss all this and more on Spodcast, Firspost's daily sports podcast.
Tour de France: Chris Froome's race almost ends as policeman knocks him off bike after mistaking him for fan
•Froome had put on his rainjacket and was cycling back to the Team Sky bus when a policeman on the side of the road mistakenly took him for a cycling fan. He tried to get Froome to stop and in the confusion Froome crashed.
Tour de France: From training methods to expensive technology, understanding factors behind Team Sky’s rise
Alekhagrawal •Having seen Team Sky’s dominance since the start of the 2018 Tour de France, we take a look at the factors which have made Team Sky such a formidable force in a short span of time
Tour de France 2018: Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe wins dramatic 16th stage after farmer protests forces 15-minute stoppage
•Climbing specialist Alaphilippe finished nearly 20 seconds ahead of a small group of chasers on the first of four days in the Pyrenees.