thomas is set to win the geraint thomas is set to win the tour de france as he maintained his lead on the penultimate day of the race. australian sailor wendy talk has won the first —— has become the first female to round the world yacht race. much more on those two sports stories now in sportsday. hello you're watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury. the headlines tonight. history at the tour de france — briton geraint thomas all but ensures he will be crowned the 2018 champion in tomorrow's final stage in paris. lewis hamilton navigates the stormy conditions in hungary to claim the 77th pole position of his career ahead of tomorrow's grand prix. and the fighting talk is over, as dillian whyte and joseph parker get in the ring tonight at the heavyweight clash in london. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm reshmin chowdhury. welcome to the programme. what a day it's been for geraint thomas. he's is set to become the first welshman, and the third brit, to win the tour de france. the team sky rider kept the yellow jersey after today's penultimate stage. the individual time trial e

nobody has got a bad word to say about geraint thomas. he is a very popular quy: geraint thomas.is a very popular guy, both with the riders in the public. remember, chris froome was supposed to win this race. the winner of the last three grand tours. but as he faded, team sky turned to plan g. when thomas conquered the alps at the halfway mark with back—to—back stage victories, the overall it was him and the team dynamic changed. the tea m and the team dynamic changed. the team player was on his way to becoming tour champion, the first welshman to wear that yellow jersey down the champs elysees. as a proud northway lane, i think it is absolutely wonderful. i have always supported g and i'm really proud of him. ithink supported g and i'm really proud of him. i think there will be a few tea rs him. i think there will be a few tears at the end. it is brilliant. last year, as the geraint thomas should win it one year, and this year he has. being half welsh, i'm here with the english and welsh flag, supporting two people on the podium. thomas' team are not as popular as he is. dominat

very proud of geraint thomas.win the tour de france. a little pub quiz back for you there. —— factorfor you. he is the first welshman to win. many came out to see him finish. he did medalfor wales at the commonwealth games in glasgow four years ago. adding to his gold medals in beijing and london. and a special mention to his high school that was remarkably also home to former wales and lions rugby union captain sam warburton. and gareth bale. recently don't have a special ward here, that's for sure. —— we do not have any special water here. geraint on the field. he was tremendous, a wide range of sports. a dry sense of humour, cool character. i would say for his own sport, anyone was talking about the three who say what a gentleman. really impressive. really impressive, really classy and incredibly proud to have any kind of connection to him. my first memory of watching racing was the olympics where he won the gold medal. he was always someone people were talking about and aspiring to be like. results—wise also a

congratulations for geraint thomas.rsey needed to defend his lead but ended up extending it. the retreat... there were three mountains left... and he'd have help tackling them. from no less than the defending champion. the col du tourmalet, almost twice as high as snowdon, scaled successfully. the final climb... the col d'aubisque... where, as thomas had predicted, the attacks came. primoz roglic, the man in fourth place made his move.... froome, third this morning, left behind. thomas was left exposed with his team—mate seemingly struggling... but he was equal to everything his rivals could manage. froome eventually fought his way back in... but it still wasn't over... roglic attacked again... thomas‘s lead looked safe enough but that threatened froome‘s place on the podium. the former ski—jumper flew away to win the stage by 19 seconds... roglic now third overall, ahead of froome. but team sky achieved their main objective. thomas looked strongest and finished fastest — taking six bonus seconds that should help him ke

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thomas # hey, hey, hey!to normality a bit as well, you know, watch bbc breakfast in bed with a coffee. we are using that clip quite a laugh this morning. we are really excited he said that. breakfast of champions! our wales reporter tomos morgan is there for us now. this is where it all started, the youngsters are just going around the track as they have done for the past hour and track as they have done for the past hourand a track as they have done for the past hour and a half. the person that first helped him, debbie, is with me. what was he like back in the day? just like the geraint we saw on the podium yesterday. but you have told me that he didn't have natural, obvious talent? he didn't, he was just like any of these kids riding around the track, he just had a go and joined in. lovely boy. the attributes that made him stand out? as he got older he was really focused and timid and what he was doing and committed to cycling. after that stage he began to release —— really shine. he came out from the swim

it's all going to be about making sure to stay focused for thomas. as for the others, it will be their last chance to attack. we're expecting many attacks in this race, including from dulan because this is his last real chance to gain some ground on thomas. that ahead of saturday's individual time trial where he's one of the favorites and could still have something to do against thomas. for that he will to close the gap in this mountain stage. very important for all the riders. and team sky did say thomas himself has said that he expected the worst, was hoping for the best. and his team has said it a couple days ago, they said this stage was crucial because they said this is where we could lose it all. that's what they said because they could lose not only thomas' yellow jersey, but there is also a battle for the podium for the defending champion, the man who was the leader of team sky at the start of this tour de franc, and he could still slip off that podium. he's currently third in the overall standings. e is fighting to reach the chanselycee. >>

baker and alexjones, thomas says it's been a whirlwind 2a hours.. but what point did you realise it could be yours? it was after stage 17. chris through lost 45 seconds. everyone then got behind me. it was never awkward. you had a good chat? yes, we were always open and honest with each other from day one. big respect to him because it could have got awkward. that could have been really awkward. it must have been tough. wanting to win a fifth tour de france. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. newly—promoted premier league side fulham have announced the signing of serbia striker aleksandar mitrovic for around £22 million. he moves to craven cottage from newcastle on a five—year contract, having spent last season on loan at fulham in the championship. manchester city say their new signing riyad mahrez could be available to play against chelsea in the community shield this weekend. he arrived from leicester earlier this month and injured his ankle in a pre—season friendly against bayern munich over the weekend but a scan has sh

lorraine thomas will lead the procession down the champs elysees. —— geraint thomas.f fans are expected to welcome the riders home. the race really finished yesterday after the penultimate stage yesterday, the time trial. thomas finished third in the stage but in quick enough time to be sure that he will be crowned champion overall. 0n way into paris, we will see the likes of thomas linking arms with the team sky team—mates, and champagne, but then get to the champs elysees, they will do a colla pse champs elysees, they will do a collapse of the course and only then will thomas be allowed to be crowned champion of the tour de france for the first time and taken place on the first time and taken place on the top of the podium. his team—mate chris froome will also be on the podium, finishing in third. it is the first time for a welshman to win and the third time a british man to win, behind chris froome and sir bradley wiggins. thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:30. hello, you're watc

what a brilliant day for geraint thomas? yes. for geraint thomas and wales.t welshman to win the tour de france. as is tradition on the final day, the yellowjersey read —— led the procession into paris. there was a lovely moment with him riding alongside chris froome. they shared a glass of champagne. when they get the disease champs—elysees, the riders do a collapse. it was very much brushoff. —— show. he and chris froome, who finished third, got onto the podium in front of thousands of spectators on the champs—elysees. they were cheers, welsh flags in the crowd, british flags. what a momentous day for geraint thomas. he thanked his team—mates in his speech. he almost forgot to thank his wife butjust about remember that the last moment. today he has made history. welsh cycling once again has a hero. today he has made history. tell us a little bit about how he got there? that is a very good point. geraint thomas has stood on the top of podiums at the olympics, world championships and commonwealth games. he may not have been the favourite. chris froome, all th

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we have seen some wonderful ride from geraint thomas before, this is a man who has w011 thomas beforea man who has won two olympic gold medals. but we are noticing something like this, this sort of continual dominance in the high mountains. the last time we would have had a good look at this would have had a good look at this would have had a good look at this would have been last year in italy. this is the issue he has had, it is not his form, keeping the bike upright on the tarmac and the road. that is why i won't mention what potentially could happen over the next few stages because there is quite a queue down hills, twist and turns, but as it stands at the moment, the strongest man at the moment, the strongest man at the moment is the welshman, tom domoulin. —— geraint thomas. serena williams says she's happy to do whatever she can to keep tennis clean but maybe there's a limit. the american has accused anti—doping authorities of discrimination after getting tested again on tuesday. the 23—time major winner has been tested more than any other player this year according to figures

geraint thomas is a former pupil of whitchurch high school in cardiff.le and sam warburton. theirformer pe teacher is steve williams. tremendous achievement. we are so proud of him down here. his commitment over the years and the hard work he has put in, cardiff is buzzing, we are looking forward to once for going back to school so we can celebrate all together. after yesterday's deluge, it looks to be hot and sunny in budapest this afternoon for the hungarian grand prix, and that may not help lewis hamilton. the world champion will start on pole for the race after excelling in the wet conditions at the hungaroring. teammate valtteri bottas will be alongside him, with the ferraris on the second row. the race starts just after two o'clock. there's less than two weeks of the summer transfer window remaining. jose mourinho says he hopes one of his five targets will arrive at the club. 0n last night's evidence, they might need the help after losing to liverpool in the international champions cup. liverpool ran away with it in the second half for a 4—1win. ne

geraint thomas is peaking at the right time.tends his lead at the tour de france as froome fades. not sojolly... england's hockey team are held to a surprise draw by the united states. and celtic come from behind to beat rosenborg in their lastest champions league qualifier. good evening. just four days to go in the tour de france and team sky's geraint thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes. the defending champion, chris froome, lost time on a short but testing 17th stage won by nairo quintana, as drew savage reports. time running out for anybody wanting to ta ke time running out for anybody wanting to take the yellow jersey. state 17 the shortest of the tour but one of the shortest of the tour but one of the hardest. vrabel to clients in the hardest. vrabel to clients in the pyrenees. —— three hard times in the pyrenees. —— three hard times in the pyrenees. colombia's nairo quintana rescued what's been a poor race by his standards, riding clear to take the stage win. that'd move him up to fifth overall but the figh

geraint thomas.7 the shortest but one of the hardest. three brittle climes. columbia's nairo quintana rescued what has been a poor race from his standards. that would move him up to fifth overall but the fight was on the road behind. defending champion chris froome desperate to make something happen. the dutchman made his move, looked over his shoulder and saw a rear site, the man who has won the tour de france four times, left behind. chris froome would lose nearly a minute but as he slipped to second place his team—mate tightened his grip on the first. the welshman riding away and his advantage on 01 minute and 59 seconds. the jersey is not his defeat yet but more than ever before that looks like his to lose. —— has turned keep yet. here's how the leaderboard now stands just days away from sunday's finish in paris. thomas now1 minute 59 seconds ahead of tom dumoulin, who goes ahead of defending champion chris froome. froome is 2 minutes and 31 seconds behind thomas and victory is now seemingly out

you must remember that geraint thomas was two or three yea rs geraint thomas was two or three years olderore famous athletes in gareth bale and sam warburton, recently retired wales and lions captain. but no doubt this win for geraint thomas will put him up there. the question now is, is this there. the question now is, is this the biggest sporting achievement by any welshman? is this a golden age for welsh sport? intriguing questions. the headlines on bbc news... wildfires in northern california kill five people, destroy hundreds of buildings and cause thousands to flee their homes under new government proposals trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office and a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 14 people and causes widespread damage sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's reshmin chowdhury. we will be starting with the tour de france because it is such a huge story because in the next couple of hours geraint thomas will be crowned the 2018 champion of that event. the we

thomas has never won a tour de frances. thomas has never wona grand tour de frances.and tour. so ordinarily thomas would be expected to ride gouffran. —— froome. froome has said he would ride for thomas if required. he also wouldn't commit to whether he would attack thomas or not if the opportunity came. it would be a fascinating finale to this tool, not least because thomas and froome, not just this tool, not least because thomas and froome, notjust team—mate but good friends. more on the bbc news website. mezut ozil‘s retirement from international football has spearked a debate in germany about the governance of the national game. the country's football association has denied allegations of racism made by the arsenal forward, but they admit they could have done more to protect him from abuse. the german federation took exception to ozil being photographed with controversial turkish leader president erdogan before the world cup. another german international, ilkay gundogan was also in the pictures. both have turkish heritage and some supporters' groups called for the

from a there of geraint thomas.being systematically manipulated by the spread of fake news, according to a group of mps. in a report due tomorrow, but which has already been leaked, the culture, digital media and sport select committee says the uk is facing a "democratic crisis." it's urging tighter regulation of political posts on social media and measures to combat interference in elections. 0ur political correspondent susana mendonca told me mps believe the law needs to change. the laws around political campaigning have not kept up with movement and technology. whereas previously we obviously have leaflets that cope through peoples doors, well we have a lot of this online campaigning and we don't know where it's coming from or what have you. mps have been looking at this since last year, and with the revelations of course about people's personal data being harvested on facebook by a company called cambridge analytic a which raised concerns because that was being used as we understand to influence us elections. an

i'll bring you the latest from the tour de france are great thomas is set to win his maiden title thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour in sunday's final stage we'll show you how he reached the pinnacle of the cycling world. and welcome to the program as i'm bob prepared to head to the polls they'll be casting their vote for a leader not named robert mugabe for the first time in a generation it's the first election since the former president was ousted from power last year current president emerson men and dog walk is running in a tight race against opposition leader nelson chamisa and both sides are pushing for every vote before the polls open. asin barclay's presidential race enters the final days both sides are turning out in force rallying and dancing in support of their candidates the zanu p.f. the fancy footwork is all for this man imus and. was once mccarthy's right hand man with the ominous nickname of the crocodile he took over when mccarthy was forced to resign but has enthusiastic backers from his supporters who called him e.d. that is not easy i have come volu

geraint thomas has that you quys ten. thomas has that you guys a number of occasions his success guys a number of occasions his success is down to hard work not performance—enhancing drugs. do you think this is enough to give this sport a clean slate now? well, if you watch the stage today and you saw chris and thomas going through france, they were there. we have seen throughout the course of the store they have many incidents included water being thrown as if races last year. you're in thrown on chris froome. the reputation in the sport of course will not be clear for some time following lance armstrong and the huge furore over his wins which of course have now been taken away from them. that still mars the sport, but it's great to see clean athletes like geraint thomas going through and winning the tour de france. that will build the reputation and it is enhanced in this country. at the moment we have british winners, but that does not carry through to some the other countries. in particular, france and when they are n

thomas the tank engine! 2 minutes and 5 seconds with just today's time trial to get through. drew savage reports. one day more. today's time trial is the last barrier to geraint thomas riding into paris to take his place on the biggest podium of all. he began yesterday with mountains on his mind. 0n the start line in lourdes, welsh cycling fans were hoping their man's time had finally come. thomas and team sky weren't expecting an easy ride, and they didn't get one on the final day in the pyrenees. he does have the strongest team in the race, including chris froome, but eventually their numbers dwindled and, as fourth—placed primoz roglic attacked, froome fell behind, leaving thomas potentially exposed without his last remaining ally. the yellow jersey under threat, but the welshman held firm. his rivals couldn't break him. roglic tried again on the way down and this time, managed to escape. but froome had recovered and led the chase on thomas's behalf, ensuring roglic couldn't threaten the overall lead — al

geraint thomas flies the flag for wales. he has been enjoying his tour de france triumph, which is a first for wales. he is on many front pages this morning. let's start with a story about brexit, we have the ceo of century takeback. let's get stuck in. mps are not in parliament but brexit is still on the cards. the same headline, kamikazes say brexiteers. this is supposed to set out the no deal planning and i have a feeling they were issues about number 10 not planning in the event there was a brexit and this is number 10 planning and the criticism from brexiteers is they set out the negative effect for the united kingdom but does not set out what happens to europe. they are also arguing the rhetoric coming from number 10 is all very kind of negative. preparing for worst—case scenario, which has to do, everybody has to do that to a degree. the brexiteers a saint to look at the positives, the benefits when we do leave but the difficulty is we do not know what they will be. exactly. bmw increasing prices is a story we have ju

congratulations for geraint thomas dwellers. left. and he'd have help tackling them, from no less than the defending champion. the col du tourmalet, almost twice as high as snowdon, scaled successfully. the final climb, the col d'aubisque, where — as thomas had predicted — the attacks came. primoz roglic, the man in fourth place made his move. froome, third this morning, left behind. thomas was left exposed with his team—mate seemingly struggling. but he was equal to everything his rivals could manage. froome eventually fought his way back in. but it still wasn't over. roglic went for it again. thomas's lead looked safe enough, but that threatened froome's place on the podium. the former ski—jumper flew away to win the stage by 19 seconds. roglic up to third overall, ahead of froome. but team sky achieved their main objective. thomas looked strongest and finished fastest — taking six bonus seconds that should help him keep the yellowjersey. so this is how the general classification looks with just tomorrow's time trial to go. an

thomas crossed the line soon after. tea m thomas crossed the line soon after.probability of winning the tour rests with him, as tomorrow's mountain stage will be chris froome‘s last chance to get back into contention for a fifth title. so there's been no change at the top of the general classification after stage 18. britain's geraint thomas still has a one minute 59 second lead over tom dumoulin, with sky team mate and reigning champion chris froome still third. tomorrow sees the final mountain stage of the race, before a time trial on saturday and the procession into paris on sunday. one of the big women's cycling teams — wiggle high five — has pulled out of the 2019 season. 0wner rochelle gilmore says she wants to spend more time on things other than cycling. wiggle high five‘s roster includes britons katie archibald and elinor barker, as well as australian annette edmondson. the team started out in 2013. it's been a busy night of football for teams hoping to qualify for the europa league. burnley of the premier league scrambled a draw at scottish premiershi

the moment current thomas has dreamed of the tour de france title is as good as his thomas produced another excellent display in the penultimate stage the finish the time trial in third place and crucially retained a lead of almost two minutes in the general classification. to do on the biggest stage of all. over three weeks. since a. time trial world champion tom to milan won the stage an outcome that keeps the dutchman in second place overall. he finished narrowly ahead of chris froome the four time tour de france champion has had a difficult few weeks but will at least end up on the podium in paris but barring a disaster it's his team sky colleague thomas who will take his crown as the holder of road cycling's most prestigious title. so thomas likings that for a victory there he's competed before but we've never really heard his name in contention to win what do you do right this year where he's always been more of a supporting cyclist that's been his role the team's guys he's played an important role as chris froome has claimed tour de france titles over the past few years his highest e

so what next for thomas?f interviews, one of his next decisions may be whether to accept a new contract at team sky. it's reported that there's a huge offer on the table but will success this year change where his future lies? he's ina he's in a team with a very strong leader in chris froome, and he won the giro d'italia and several others before that. he will remain the leader. there's geraint thomas want to be the leader of another team or go back into the service of chris froome? knowing him, it is not impossible he would want to do the latter. let's have a quick look back at the career of the welshman. he rode his first tour de france in 2007 for the barlow world team, as the youngest rider in the race and teammate to a certain chris froome. he finished 140 out of mi riders. in 2008, he didn't ride the tour, instead concentrating on the track, winning gold for great britian in the olympic team pursuit squad in beijing. the next year, he signed for the newly—formed british team team sky. in 2012 he was bac

geraint thomas is on the brink of becoming the first welshman to win the tour de france.iders are on the final lap in paris and, when he crosses the finish line on the champs elysees, he'll become the third british rider to win the race in seven years. let's speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, who's in cardiff. that bar has been getting busier and busier behind you over the last few hours and we are approaching the final moments. yes, we are. this place will erupt any time soon. the atmosphere is truly electric right now, the first time i have seen car death like this for a cycling race. i have seen it many times on rugby and football but never the cycling. alan davies, the head coach were geraint thomas started, and huge moment for you, seeing him cross the line. it will be immense. it is hard to put into wordsjust how proud we are of what this man has achieved. you get this kind of atmosphere in wales during rugby, but never the cycling. this is a first for cycling. this is a first for cycling. he has one big races in the past are nothing like this. we have

geraint thomas's victory.tories in terms of the elite sport, but the side—effects, perhaps. i picked out the story about the cycling and what a really great achievement by geraint thomas. which is really, really good to see. you know, iwould which is really, really good to see. you know, i would say that is this down to the fact that cycling, there as being great investment in the cycling, we have had the velodrome, he has had the backing and the encouragement of the country. if as a country we support sports people, iam sure a country we support sports people, i am sure that we have got the skills they and the people in our country to achieve ins like this. also, inspirational role models as well, as i was mentioning. someone to aspire to, knowing it is possible, is great. it is great because this would give kids around the country something to focus on instead of sitting there on their eye pads and watching tv, they are inspired by this, get out on the bikes, it can lead to this and the benefits of that are

he talked to guarantee thomas at his high school. —— geraint thomas.m put your people at the school is well. this must be a fantastic moment for you and the rest of the school. it is unbelievable. i am just coming back down. i have it on the screen here. we're all so proud of the success of geraint. we share in the delight of his win in what is the most famous cycle race in the world, if not the most major sporting event in the world. it is a massive tribute to his commitment and his character, determination, all the things you wa nt to determination, all the things you want to think about. he is the best man on two wheels. as for wales, it is probably up there is one of the greatest moments in welsh sporting history, perhaps the greatest. to go from 140 in 2007 are now first in 2018. that is what you call commitment. it is unbelievable.“ he wins today, he will win the race. tomorrow, it is more of a procession around paris where the leader eases off and allows eve ryo ne everyone to enjoy themselves. he has not officially won it but it is as good as d

he described geraint thomas as a worthy winner. are the france is that much bigger than anything else, and for geraint thomas to win, and in the style he did, winning two of the alpine stages, and to win with such alpine stages, and to win with such a strong team performance, and geraint is a lovely guy. i was there when he won his first back in 2007. it started in london and ifollowed the race through to paris, and geraint really struggled, found it tough, but never complained or moaned, just got on with it, and that was the real start of his career. to go on and win the two 0lympic golds he has, and to go on to be such a loyal servant of the team, and for the teams you have the success they've had, but then for geraint to come through and shine and win in the way he did, that's beyond his wildest dreams, and no one will take anything away from him, because he is so admired, so respected, hasn't got a stain on his character, and it's just respected, hasn't got a stain on his character, and it'sjust what british cycling, and more i

so he may fancy his chances of closing the gap between him and geraint thomas.omas is the british time trial champion, he also won a time trial stage at the tour de france last year and so the consensus now is that the welshman has done enough and barring any major hiccups, he will be in the yellow jersey going down major hiccups, he will be in the yellowjersey going down that sean tully said in paris tomorrow. there are so much excitement about geraint thomas's achievements and also emit some controversy as team sky has got quite a lot of flak from the spectators there. yes, and chris froome in particular, however we have been speaking to french fans here throughout the weekend who are lending their report for support to thomas, they like him and as a result of that they have warmed the tea m result of that they have warmed the team sky over the past week or so. the manager of team sky has been quite outspoken over the course of the tour de france, saying that his tea m the tour de france, saying that his team deserves more respect from the french public art ce

geraint thomas, closing in on history.nt thomas had to protect the lead he'd fought so hard for in the alps and the pyrenees, keep hold of that precious yellowed is it that he'd worn for over a week. he had a wobble, but he stayed on. and now, 11 years after his first tour de france, the path is clear to his coronation in paris, taking the crown from his teammate, chris froome. incredible just to crown from his teammate, chris froome. incrediblejust to be crown from his teammate, chris froome. incredible just to be sat here with this jersey. it's insane. a big thanks to froomey as well because he committed to me and he was really happy to see me do so well and we're good friends, and i really appreciate, you know, having probably the best stage race rider ever, you know, riding for me. this from a man who's already won so much. 0lympic from a man who's already won so much. olympic and world titles on the track. he was commonwealth champion on the road four years ago, but like the mountains he has conquered here, he's once

but a mental and chris froome couldn't keep up, thomas is able to come into his own.n doing so he becomes the first watchmen to win the tour. on chris froome, he is a four—time shape and looking for is the title this year. he had a good time trialfinishing second today but he will finish third overall in the standings. he will not —— he will get on the podium. thank you for talk -- thanks. geriant thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft has been at the touch—screen to find out more about the new man in the yellow jersey. a fantastic moment for geraint thomas who puts himself further into the history books as one of wales's best sportsman. he only expected to place a border to chris froome. now

guaranteed thomas has won the tour de france becoming the first ever welshman to win the event thomas only needed to complete the final stage to ensure victory it is made into a different title and the sixth time in seven years that a writer from team sky has won road cycling's top competition cue the celebrations . champagne all round for team sky at the end of a triumphant set of fronts just like in the last three years what's changed though is that when he himself the right thomas i'm likely to hear of the welshman secured his first ever told win after completing the rights of paris on sunday it's customary that the race leader is never challenged on the final stage meaning he could enjoy it so but competition among face of on this prince's exam to christophe taking the final stage when the shops and music. but only eyes were on chamas as he crossed the finish line. joining him on the podium was teammate chris froome the defending champion having finished goods. for thomas picturing was a dream come true you are going to slug them because of this race i remember going home from sch

but in paris there might be a warm welcome for geraint thomas. be only the third british man to win the tour and for team sky it is six out of seven over the last few years. there will be plenty of crowds and thousands of people expected, so hopefully a very warm reception. apparently he is looking for a few beers and a burger to go along with that champagne. you can't blame him. we will hear more a little later when geraint thomas arrives for his lap of honour. here, blue badge parking permits are to be made available for people in england with "hidden disabilities" such as autism or mental health problems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. similar changes have already come into effect in scotland and wales. the weather forecast is getting a lot more interesting. lucy is there. good afternoon. it certainly is more interesting. we have got cool, wet and windy weather, words we have not said that much this summer. most of the rain has cleared england an

coming up on this programme: british rider geraint thomas remains on course for victory in the tour de france with three stages remaining the former manchester united manager alex ferguson has publicy thanked those who helped him recover from a brain haemmorage in may. and adil rashid takes aim at former england captain michael vaughan after he criticised the leg spinners inclusion for the first test against india starting next week in birmingham hello and welcome to the programme where it was a trouble—free day in the peloton for the tour de france leader geraint thomas as arnaud demare won a largely flat 18th stage on thursday. thomas still leads overall — and only friday's mountain pass and saturday's time trial stand between him and a maiden grand tour title. tom fordyce reports. after two days in the high mountains of the pyrenees, a chance for geraint thomas and his yellowjersey rivals to sit safely in the pellet on and let the sprinters fight it out. frenchman arnaud demare held off his compatriot on the baking hot streets, thomas coming home safely to maintain his near a two—mi

and garrett thomas seals victory in the tour de france becoming the first welshman to win the event thomas crossed the line on the show confirmed his first tour de france title for bring you the highlights from that final say. i'm irish waiter welcome to the program violence and the threat there of have racked sunday's presidential election in the western african country of mali incumbent abraham. is seeking a second term and is the favorite to win out of twenty three candidates standing but attacks on polling booths have kept many voters away eighteen million people live in mali it's one of the poorest countries in the world fifteen thousand u.n. peacekeeping forces are stationed in the country including one thousand german troops in addition there are four thousand five hundred french troops mali being a former french colony but despite their presence jihadist attacks and violence have risen in recent years. lining up for security check before going to constant ballot the threat of violence is on the minds of everyone here. the incumbent it brought him to is favorite to win this race tho

geraint thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow.ozencroft‘s over at the touchscreen to find out more about the new man in the yellow jersey. a fantastic moment for geraint thomas who puts himself further into the history books as one of wales's best sportsman. he only expected to pace chris froome. now he is set to go back on the card for the yellowjersey in hand.

geraint thomas, what next for him?e sport for now. earlier in the programme we brought you the story of two young women who spent hundreds of pounds for a portfolio of pictures with a modelling company who falsely promised that they would help them to get modelling work with top brands. they are not alone, there are dozens of companies operating in this way they charge hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds for photographs, preying on teenagers who are desperate to get into the industry. we're going to discuss this in a moment with a group of people who've been duped by such companies. first here's a reminder of the story of one of women we heard from earlier. anna adams went to meet dominika, a 16—year—old from west london, who got in touch with one of these companies because she thought modelling would be a good way for her to make some money. i had tried to find a way to make some quick, easy money. everyone was constantly telling me, "you could do some modelling, it's kind of an easy thing to get into and it's qui

but no doubt, this win for geraint thomas will put him up there. this the biggest sporting achievement by any welshman? is this a golden age for welsh sport? and we will hear more from him in an angle also and geraint thomas performs his victory lap in paris. the headlines on bbc news: five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california. people who abuse others online and who try to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office, the government says. at least 14 people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. a labour mp, who is being investigated over his behaviour during a row about the party's anti—semitism code, has denied screaming abuse. ian austin is facing possible suspension after the argument with the party's chairman, ian lavery. speaking on bbc radio 4's the world this weekend, he says he was upset by the decision not to adopt the standard definition of anti—semiti

geraint thomas has won the tour de france. he retained the yellowjersey going into the final stage to become the first welshman to ever take the title. it's mental whenever anyone says it, i'vejust got to pinch myself, it's going to take a while to sink in. we'll be live in paris and report on how the victory, went down in wales. also tonight... in america, devastating wildfires burn a million acres of land across 1a states. five people have died. robert mugabe intervenes in the zimbabwean elections, saying he won't vote for the man from his own party, who ousted him as president. we report from stockton on tees on the growing crisis of lower income families, living shorter lives, than the rich. and lewis hamilton extends his lead at the top of formula 1 with a commanding vistory in hungary. good evening. three weeks ago at the start of the tour de france he was a 14—1 long shot. now geraint thomas is the winner of the world's most prestigious cycling road race. he crossed the finish line in paris to become the first welshman

thomas is going to make it and the sunday ride will just be a formality but have to wait and see the from the sports i thank you very much for your insights. and just a reminder of the top story that we're following for you. people around the world have marveled at the longest lunar eclipse of the century called a blood moon for its reddish color in places the cosmic spectacle locked search for more than an hour. you're watching video the news you join us again at the top of the hour or you can check out all our news and information on our website that's on top. of. the british. sure link to news from africa the world or link to exceptional stories and discussion from own uses easy to our website d w dot com so much for joining us on facebook j w for the. time for an agreement. from the church where grozny by.

thomas daffyd reports. this is the big hit! there's no doubting his commitment. years, he was the leader, who gave his all. sam, you obviously played against england... but in recent months, sam warburton spent more time as a pundit than a player, occupying the television studios rather than the pitch, while he recovered from injuries. he'd returned to pre—season training with the cardiff blues this summer, but it was a step too far. i can't say i'm not surprised. to be out of this game — an unbelievably physical game as it is — for that period of time, and then to come back is unbelievably difficult. and he's realised his body, you know, can't take it any more. sam warburton won 7a caps for his country, skippering the side a record 49 times. there was grand slam and six nations glory. he took wales to the semifinal of the rugby world cup — a game mired in controversy. he was sent off. he also led the lions to a first test series victory over australia for 16 years. and his final match, lastjuly, a drawn third test for the lions against new zealand. warren gatlan

geraint thomas was aged just nine when he joined the maindy flyers. that..." deborah wharton was running the club in 1995, and remembers his first day. along with others here, she's willing him on. staring at the tv every day, and of course praying he stays upright as well and everything but, yeah, if he could have the yellow one in paris, yeah, fantastic. might fly out there. thomas is race leader, going into the final week of the competition, but holding onto that yellowjersey is by no means certain. he has an advantage over second placed team—mate and four—time winner chris froome, but insists the success of the team is the top priority. the longer i can stay up there with the main guys, great, but as we've said all along, as long as one of us is on the top step in paris, that's the main thing. but there's no doubt who these youngsters are supporting. geraint thomas often visits the club, and many of them have met him. it's nice to see someone from our background doing a lot for us, inspiring us. making me do better in training to try to pursue my

dustin johnson, the world number one, justin thomas, it just johnson, the world number one, justin thomas goes to show how tough this course is. when they are not making the weekend but as far as this open championship goes, it isa far as this open championship goes, it is a very open open and it is really anybody‘s. it is a very open open and it is really anybody's. many thanks indeed. fourfor robbery, much four for robbery, much to delight of the home crowd. our deborah porter is that the circuit. last time out, lewis hamilton might have celebrated pole position but when he came erase, and his contact sent him to the back of the field. it was another crushing blow in his champion should challenge. this weekend, things have not started much better. with a hydraulic failure for the champion. this was the moment lewis hamilton's hopes went up in a cloud of dust. hitting it damaged his mercedes to the point he could not continue in qualifying. loss of hydraulic. he tried to get back to the pits to fix it but was too far out. getting stranded on the track leads him down in 14th on the grid.

but thomas was in hot pursuit a final sprint gave him a second place finish extending his lead to more than two minutes. with just a single time trial stage and the procession to paris to go wash when thomas has a first tour de france title within his grasp. and with that you're up to date now on the news i'm sarah kelly in berlin and don't forget the latest news information that's on our website at the top of the dot com or you can follow us on social media thanks so much for watching and waiting. to. pass on your seat belts. legal. trouble guy.