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"When I first entered the Elysées grounds in 2007, I was only ready to finish the race and become part of it.
Now, it's amazing to go here to win.I did not even think about it a few months ago, so now i'm going to the ninth cloud
Maybe when I'll be 70, I I'll sit in a corner of the bar to tell me what kind of 18th birthday I'm sitting on .It's amazing, it's a dream, "said Thomas Thomas, 32, who has won for the first time a prestigious race.
He was the strongest of the three weeks and 21st, with 83 hours and 17 minutes total. 13 seconds
Sky team biker 1 min. 51 sec Tom Dumoulin from the Sunweb team was pbaded and 2 minutes. 24 sec
The triumph of G. Thomas should not be considered a big surprise because it was part of the plan, "said Sky team chief Dave Brailsford.
" We decided in December that the peak of his season should be in July. Welsh, 32, took control of the race, winning two stages in the Alps during the second week of three races
Scanpix photo / Gerhard Thomas triumphed in the Tour de France race
Before Saturday's separate start, he had already accumulated two minutes ahead of Tom Dumouulin, the closest persecutor. Although the Dutch world champion won Saturday's round, Thomas has not doubted his leadership.
On Sunday, the last day of racing, traditionally the fight between the general team failed and the cyclists were riding quietly 116 kilometers before arriving. The Champs-Elysees in Paris
Then began the famous celebration of G. Thomas – the ninth time for the Tour de France, a cyclist who worked until then for his compatriots, including the former champion Ch. Froome
"He is like his best neighbor – no one can say a bad word about him – D. Brailsford said about Thompson – It's impossible to find a Welshman who can be more proud of people. 19659002] When he's on a bicycle, he makes sacrifices, but when he's down there's a party and a soul, and like most Welsh people, he likes to have a tin in his hand and starts singing. "[19659015] Scanpix photo / Gerhard Thomas won the race of the Tour de France ” rel=”content-image” src=”https://s1.15min.lt/static/cache/NTcweCwsNjkxMjI1LG9yaWdpbmFsLCxpZD00MDc3MzEwJmRhdGU9MjAxOCUyRjA3JTJGMjksMTIyMjQyOTQ0MQ==/geraint-5b5df97f797ca.jpg” style=”width: auto; height: auto;”/>
Scanpix photo / Gerhard Thomas triumphed at Tour De France "
On four occasions, the Champion of the Tour de France became the third Englishman Sky Cyclist Chro.Froove this time.After the victories of last year, Tour from France and Vuelta to Espana and in May, Girdo d'Italia failed to reach another Grand Tour.
Ch.Froome's legs, 33 years old, were not so alive, as the year before, he did not go to the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italie the same season.
"We had two leaders – Chris was real, and Geraint's second leader was the one who understood that Chris immediately agreed to help Gerain," says D.Brailsford, director of Sky
Photo of Scanpix / Gerhard Thomas won triumphantly In the race of the Tour de France
Mark Covendish, former biker of Sky and coach of the British national team G Thomas says he is proud to be a new champion.
A British winner of the 30th round of the Tour, Clearly, the Sky team has a hierarchy and I did not know if she would have such luck. If Sky had told Geran to work for Ch.Froome, he would have done it. He is such a man.
One of the loyal people I met. He is incredible. I love him so much and I am so proud of him. "
Scanpix photo / Gerhard Thomas won the Tour de France [19659011] Final count:
- Gerhard Thomas (UK / Team Sky) 83 hours. 17 minutes 13 seconds
- Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Team Sunweb) +1 min 51 sec
- Chris Froome (British / Team Sky) + 2 min 24 seconds
- Primoz Rogličius (Slovenia / Team LottoNL -Jumbo) +3 min 22 seconds
- Steven Cruisewijk (Netherlands / Lotto NL-Jumbo) + 6 min 8s
- Romain Bardet (France / AG2R La Mondiale) +6 min 57 seconds
- Mikelis Landa (Spain / Movistar) +7 minutes 37 seconds
- Daniel Martin (Ireland / UAE Team Emirates) + 9min 5 seconds
- Ilnourov Zakarin (Russia / Katusha-Alpecin) + 12 min 37 seconds
- Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Team Movistar) +14 min 18 seconds
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