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everyone talks about chris froome, but this year he couldn't make it. it, geraint thomas' three weeks have been perfect, he has stayed out of trouble and been so strong. any time he has had to but i'm into his opponents, he has taken advantage, and while chris froome has not looked as imperious as in recent yea rs, looked as imperious as in recent years, geraint thomas has gone from strength to strength and he deserves to be champion. the two say they are friends, but they have been rivals as well in france. yes, and sky have managed it pretty well, chris froome turned up expecting to be number one, and while geraint thomas was probably toeing the party line that he was number two, secretly he was harbouring ambitions of being team leader. sometimes the tactics play out in on the road, and the nature of the tour de france, riders have incidents, mechanical problems, crashes, all of that affected chris froome, so it was more of a natural selection. team sky didn't have to strike a deal, geraint was the natural leader in the best position. tea m natural l

they now know that chris froome is possibly on the ropes. roome floundering and with minutes left, rival thomas dumoulin made his move. dumoulin, now that's the big move on the right hand side of the road. as froome's grand tour dream appeared to blow up, welshman thomas' edged ever closer. team sky's eggs are now all in his basket. barring disaster, the procession into paris on sunday should end in his coronation. natalie pirks, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. when you think of gang members you probably picture young men. but thousands of young women are entangled in gangs as well. tonight we hear the experiences of three of them, both guilty of crimes and yet also victims of exploitation by other gang members. do join also victims of exploitation by other gang members. dojoin me now on bbc two. on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. iam i am chris mitchell. coming up... geraint thomas is peaking at the right time. he extends his lead at the tour de france as froome fades. not sojolly... eng

his team—mate chris froome will also be on the podium, finishing in third. 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 watching the bbc news channel with me, ben brown. the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has given his first news conference since being deposed last year. mr mugabe said that he had planned to stand down at his party's congress in december anyway. he denied that he planned to hand the leadership to his wife, grace, and said since his forced removal from office, the people of zimbabwe had not been free. his intervention comes a day before the country goes to the polls to elect a new parliament and president. i've been speaking to the bbc‘s sophie ikenya, who was following mr mugabe's news conference in harare. we haven't heard from mr mugabe in many months, since he was pushed out from power, and this was quite an unprecedented

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defending champion chris froome desperate to make something happen.chman 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 of reach. but it isn't over until it's over — or is it?? 5live‘s cycling commentator tom fordyce spoke to former british cyclist rob hayles about what to expect for the remainder of the tour. so, we thought that stage 17 of the tour de france might be decisive. short at 65 kilometres but packe

all the talk was in many days about chris froome.nt thomas he has been around for a long time. he switch between the road and track. he isa switch between the road and track. he is a two—time olympic gold medallist on the track in the team pursuit. this is the first year that tea m pursuit. this is the first year that team sky made them a protected rider with in the sport. but a mental and chris froome couldn't keep up, thomas is able to come into his own. in 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

for chris froome and team sky last night it was hardly a champions welcome. ardly a champions welcome.” have an amazing team to support me. chris froome has never been popular with many french fans and a recent investigation into an asthma drug seems to have fuelled that hostility. this week, chris froome was cleared of any wrongdoing and had this message to those booing him. you are coming to a sporting event. it is fair enough if you don't support me or don't support tea m don't support me or don't support team sky, but put a jersey of someone team sky, but put a jersey of someone who you do support, stand there and do something positive that there and do something positive that the race. chris froome has even written a messaging today's le mans newspaper reiterating that he's been cleared of any wrongdoing and raising the french fans as most passionate in cycling. what happened here last night suggests he could be infora rough here last night suggests he could be in for a rough ride. at previous tour as chris froome has been abused, spat at, even had you're

chris froome is just rider leads the race.r leads the race. chris froome is just one minute back in the 18. tanker the paper is now on the bbc news channel. our top story here and what might make the headlines here, serena williams, roger federer and rafa nadal all safely through at wimbledon. see you later. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are dia chakravarty, who's the brexit editor at the daily telegraph, and dawn foster, who's a columnist for the guardian. let's bring you up to date with what is on the front pages so far. the financial times has more on the political turmoil caused by the resignations of borisjohnson and david davis. the telegraph has the same story. it says theresa may's leadership is in crisis following the high profile resignations. borisjohnson is on the front page of the metro as well — along with claims that the brexit dream is dying. the guardian says hardline brexiters have been warned to back the prime minister — or risk handing over

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 ever finish in the past was fifteenth so for many it's a bit of a shock that he's done so well this year but they were signs there for instance in last year's tour he was in second place before he fell off his bike broke his collarbone so although we didn't have the luck last year there was clearly pedigree there and some cycling fans could have expected a good performance from again this year and he also didn't take part in the chiro which

chris froome, all the talk beforehand was about him. started to falter, that is when thomas came into his own, came out of the shadows and showed he is no longer an underdog to froome but should be considered a leading man by himself. this is his ninth attempt at winning the tour de france. we have seen him help chris froome along the way achieve their dreams. now he has achieved his own. ican dreams. now he has achieved his own. i can see behind you lots of welsh flags. that's fantastic. they are having a good time? yes, plenty of support from wales. we spoke to some of them earlier. they were very excited. you could sit here some of them shouting his name as he crossed them shouting his name as he crossed the finish line. a little bit of wales in paris this afternoon. thank you. enjoy it while you can. geraint thomas appears to be a hugely popular winner — and that comes as no surprise to the former olympic champion cyclist chris boa rdman. he's been speaking to 0lly foster. first of all, he is the most popular winner for years. no di

chris froome started the day in fourth.he joint record that had are realistically over before today's stage. the world time trial champion and biggest threat to the ground to up and biggest threat to the ground to up the challenge. but the dutch writer went faster still. the vultures were circling but the title was still within thomas's grass. not even assault that's also appear. he crossed the line and the time where the winner. tamara's processional then traditionally dictates that nobody at tax the yellow jersey which means all thomas has to do is crossed the finish line here in paris and he will be crowned champion. it was a surprise visit waiting for his wife on the finish line. and what this year's race has seen team sky answered their critics again, the changing of the guard has become. the lieutenant has become the captain. oh, it's... it's incredible just be sat here with thisjersey. it's incredible just be sat here with this jersey. it's insane. incredible just be sat here with thisjersey. it's insane. a big thank

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he initially took the lead over chris froome on the first stage win chris froome crashed and took nearlyng to end that being the leader and if you the leader of team sky at the tour de france there is a good chance you will win the race. it has been a tumultuous few years for a tea m been a tumultuous few years for a team sky. this team dynamic that has been ongoing, that cannot have helped geraint thomas and this should make it even more special.m has not helped, i do not think particularly the case will not have affected the other riders badly u nless affected the other riders badly unless you start looking at the very negative reception may have had in france and i think they will have been expecting that. i do not think it will be that likely to put them off their stride. the team has had a bad couple of years in terms of its profile and public relations. as i say, i think for the riders, it all boils down to what happens on the road. thank you very much. we will find out tomorrow. it sounds like geraint thomas will do it. now while formula one approaches the mid season break — all e

he has helped chris froome, now he has got a chance to shine.ero, the first welshman ever to win the tour de france, just amazing. he has long had his place in the hall of fame at his local school. steve williams coached him alongside two other pupils who made it to the top — former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth bale. cool character, i would say, for his own sport, most probably the same as sam and gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. in tribute to his greatest achievement, landmark buildings were bathed in yellow last night and will be lit up again this evening. some of these young riders willjoin members of the public in a celebratory bike ride across the welsh capital later. in this city and across wales, the partying isn't over yet. geraint thomas has promised an almighty party somewhere here in paris this evening. let's stay in cardiff because thomas morgan was with some of those fans watching the moment when he crossed the finish line here on the champs elysees. and here he is, crossing the finish

if chris froome is still plan a, then this was a brilliant destruction., team orders may come into play later in the race but for now, thomas is enjoying the ride! drew savage, bbc news. la galaxy striker zlatan ibramhimovic has spoken to bbc sport, his former team manchester united team—mate paul pogba could become one of the world's greatest players but he's not there yet, he says. last season, the french midfielder endured a mixed performance at old trafford — however he was in fine form during the world cup — scoring in the final against croatia. zlatan insists he's shown what he's capable of and doesn't need to prove himself. we should not forget that paul has been playing in the champions league final. the european final with the national team who just won the world cup. the europa league final, he won many titles in italy, and as a young player, he won many trophies with the youth also. what more do you want? he would be on the big stage more than those judging him. you have been joined this week, more than those judging him. you have beenjoined th

dumoulin will finish second ahead of chris froome.ozencroft in our sports centre said this was an unexpected win by many. they can always be difficult, the tour de france, thomas has been at the tip of the leaderboard for quite sometime but things do change and coming into it, he was meant to be the support writer to chris froome, the support writer to chris froome, the favourite, four—time winner of course and fellow sky team as well, but thomas has building towards this to the success during his lengthy career. always known as a road cyclist that could quickly turn his attention to the track if needed. none of those three world championships that he has known for an part of the bridge and team pursuit team. his form has really builds towards cycling's biggest prize and a 2016 he retained his title, he won the paris to nice in france. then he saw the potential for the winter. the first british rider to win the tour of the alps and there was a crash where he was placed a second. that's fine with straw and that had more bad luck. the f

thomas‘s team sky teammate and four—time tour winner chris froome finished in third.rs had flocked to paris to see him seal the win. i never thought about the outcome. it was always about the process, it doing all the small things, thinking about the next time, the next day, planning, staying calm and collected. to suddenly then realise that i had won, it isjust insane, really. there is a theory doing the rounds that you are planning it all along. i wish i was. froomey rounds that you are planning it all along. iwish i was. froomey was rounds that you are planning it all along. i wish i was. froomey was the leader going into it but i saw i could take my chance and i relished the opportunity. so what next for thomas? other than doing hundreds of 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's now almost two minutes clear of the dutchman tom domoulin — while the defending champion chris froome slipped to third overall. wednesday's mountain stage was won by colombia's nairo quintana — but thomas finished 3rd to extend his overall lead. we thought stage 17 might be a decisive one. short and 65 kilometres, but packed with three brutal climes of. it may well turn out to be that way. geraint thomas, third on the stage on a day that was w011 third on the stage on a day that was won by nairo quintana, but thomas putting time into his rivals, particularly his teammate chris froome. we thought this might be the toughest test —— test yet of his credential, he passed that test with flying colours. he truly did. the waiting sky road that final climb was pretty much to perfection. acra one only had to look out, really, for tom domoulin. tom domoulin, who we nt for tom domoulin. tom domoulin, who went on the attack at one point but he was straight on him. he looks so sharp. so much that yes, third on the stage, but more importantly, taking his advantage over what is potentially the bette

geraint thomas is still over a minute and a half ahead of chris froome.nd welcome to the programme. we begin with that dramatic final round in carnoustie where francesco molinari has won the open championship. becoming the first player representing italy to win a men's major. let's get more from john watson who's there for us. john, what a draamatic day there. to thinkjust 2a hours ago, it seemed unlikely that anyone but an american would be taking home the claretjug. that was the way was looking. at the start of the day it was three americans and a tie for the lead on nine under par. that included the offending champion jordan spieth. and what has been a thrilling day, at one stage it looked as though tiger woods could be on course to win an unbelievable 15th major when he took the outright lead. but then came francesco molinari, a hugely impressive round from the italian with two birdies, an round of 69 as he finished eight under par. whilst he finished eight under par. whilst he had a nervous way in the clubhouse to see what is an issue field could pro

another would be a puncture, chris froome in trouble, wheel and a chance to cut had been sued and then more important than cycling, those lost in this during world war ii. it seemed to inspire greg van avermaet. he finished almost two minutes ahead of chris froome and geraint thomas, but the british double act remain in contention finishing and their major rivals for yellow although nobody came close to today's stage winner, the french favourite julien alaphilippe. he dominated on an emotional entry day into the alps. tim hague, bbc news. the netherlands‘ annemiek van vleuten stole victory in la course — the one day event that runs beside the tour de france. she was a long way behind going into the final kilometre, but produced an amazing finish, to pip her compatriot anna van der breggen. look at her,. van vleuten who won the most prestigious women's stage race, italy's giro rosa, on sunday, retained the la course title. she won that site last so she was defending it. last year was super nice but also it was a race, it was unbelievable. with 200 metres to go i thought i've got second,

what a class by chris froome.s the sign of a great, great champion. dave brailsford, the head of team sky. when he formed the teenage yea rs sky. when he formed the teenage years ago he said, we are going to try to win the tour de france in five years. my word, six times they have won it. chris froome has won other grand tours as well. he will be back, you would have thought, even stronger. geraint thomas, what next for him? he has got a multi—million pound deal on the table, we understand. at the age of 32, what can he do next? indeed, thank you very much. that is all the 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 i

thomas rode away from some of the best riders in the world, chris froome followed.gaining halfa minute on most of his main rivals, moving to second overall. the man of the day was his team—mate. no stopping geraint thomas, overhauling dumoulin on his way to his first mountaintop stage win. a lead of one minute and 25 seconds. we are building up to the third golf major of the year — tomorrow's first round at the open. so far, the americans have dominated this year's majors, but what odds of a return to grand slam success for a briton? maybe for the 2014 winner rory mcilroy. it's so much depth, if it's not jordan, it'sjustin, if it's not him, it's brooks, patrick, there are so many great players and it seems like at this point, they are all playing really good golf at the same time and it will be tough to beat them this week, tough to beat them in france, that is how it is. europeans had a nice little run a few years ago and these things work in cycles, and right now, all these guys are playing really good golf and they are some of the best in the world, deservedly so

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 add thomas looks set for victory his computer on the tour though for several years but never been in contention before what's different this time around where he's always been a source supporting cyclists he's been an integral member of team sky he's helped chris froome his victories in the past but the highest he's a finished previously was fifteenth so i think for a lot of people it seemed like a bit of a shock victory but i think cycling fans a few experts at least may have expected this because he wasn't actually in second place on last year's tour when he fell for his bike and broke his collarbone so it was clear that there was some pedigree there and the luck just hadn't gone his way yet but he struck while the iron's hot a few of the other big competitors weren't having the best hor

chris froome crashed out in the early stages in 201a when he was the defending champion.am probably 150 or 200 other members of the cycling press staking out team sky's hotel because we didn't know what was happening. when the team turned out, geraint thomas acted as the team ‘s spokesman, which it is comfortably, he gave us a sort of statement about what happened to chris froome, what the tea m happened to chris froome, what the team was doing going forward, took a few questions and at the end of that one of the tv interviewers said sorry, who argue? he said he was geraint thomas and dispelled the name and they said what do you do exactly, are you a mechanic? he explained he was a bike rider, very patient about it. most like writers under those circumstances would go ballistic. geraint was perfectly charming about it and i was really impressed by that. there will be very few who don't know his name now. let's talk about how it's rational this can be for a whole new generation of cyclists that are coming through, what will this mean for them! —— then? —— them? it is alway

another was a puncture, chris froome in trouble and a chase to catch up in suitand in trouble and a chaseemoration of things much more important than cycling, those lost in this region during world war ii. it seemed to inspire gregg van avermaet as he finished almost two minutes ahead of the likes of chris froome and geraint thomas. but the british pair finish in contention but no one could come close to the stage winner today, frenchman julien alaphillipe who dominated on an emotional entry date into the alps. meanwhile the netherlands annemiek van vleuten won la course. that's the women's single stage—race, which is run during the men's tour and over the same course. britain's lizzie diegnan wasn't running this year as she's expecting her first child in september. van vleuten defended her title in dramatic fashion, by stealing the win in the last 25 metres. she was a long way behind going into the last kilometre, but timed her finish to perfection to pip her compatriot anna van der breggen. last year was super nice but also it was a race, it was unbelievable. i thought i've got second,

on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we'll hear from thomas, and also from his team—mate chris froomeheir rivalry set to hot up in the pyrenees. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's been the hottest day of the year, at 33.3 degrees celsius in suffolk. an amber heat—health alert has been issued for much of the east and south—east of england — with forecasters predicting temperatures could go still higher this week, up to 35 degrees celsius. people are being urged to stay out of the sun between 11am and 3pm, when it's strongest. daniela relph is in hyde park in central london. daniela, it's not for everyone, this heat, but it does look lovely there? yeah, it is rather lovely, fiona, but even gone six o'clock in the evening here, no sign of things cooling off in hyde park, and it is the same story across large parts of the same story across large parts of the uk as temperatures continued to soar, and that is why today the met office and public health england have decided to issue that amber alert. a parched, dried out landscape. this is hertfordshire, but it could be pre

incredible just to crown from his teammate, chris froome.diblejust 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 again at the pinnacle. this is the sixth time in seven yea rs this is the sixth time in seven years that a british team sky rider will have won the tour, and that ra nkles will have won the tour, and that rankles with the home crowd. the tea m rankles with the home crowd. the team has also had to deal with a number of doping investigations, nothing relating to thomas and no wrongdoing has been found, bu

chris froome was second that year, and from that point on, his domination began in france. his domination began in france. he won four titles in five years, between 2013, 2017, before of course, geraint thomas, became the third british winner on sunday. for so third british winner on sunday. for so long, thomas has played a supporting role within teams guy, but finally it was his turn to drink champagne on the champs—elysees in paris. we can take a look back in his career, now. it started in 2007 with his first tour appearance, as the youngest rider in the race. the two d oze n the youngest rider in the race. the two dozen eight, it constituted on track and one golfer group written in the team pursuit beijing 0lympics. in the team pursuit beijing olympics. the next year he signed with teams guy, and was back on the track into doesn't love, winning gold in the team pursuit again in london. he set a world record in the process. into the fixed income he w011 process. into the fixed income he won his first major road title, and then of course, on sunday, it was finally time for

he takes over from chris froome. won the tour de france. he takes overfrom chris froome.sterday in stage 19, the final day in the mountains. there he is. he has done it today in the final proper stage of the tour de france. he remained in the lead. there is a bit more to go in paris but that does not really count. it is more of a kind of ride into paris just to celebrate the success of the tour de france. he has been saying that the tour de france crown is going to be hard work to get and it is not the performance enhancing drugs or methods that have crippled the sport for years that will get him to the finishing line as the winner of the tour de france but just hard work. his comments follow a very difficult tour de france, at least perception wise. some team—mates have been booed and spat at as well. let's speak to steve williams. he talked to guarantee thomas at his high school. —— geraint thomas. you did notjust teach him 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

thomas rode away from some of the best riders in the world, chris froome followed. champion held his own, gaining half a minute most of his main rivals are moving to second. the man of the day was his team—mate. no stopping the run thomas, overhauling tom dumoulin on his way to his first mountaintop stage win. a lead of one minute and 25 seconds. anthony joshua says he‘s still hopeful of a fight against american deontay wilder. joshua will defend his ibf, wba and wbo world heavyweight titles against alexander povetkin at wembley stadium on the 22nd of september. but does he feel let down that this fight is not against wilder? what can i do? i have been waiting for the since 2017, and after i beat wilder, the next question is when will you fight fury? i can‘t think that because wilder is not here and iam upset... that because wilder is not here and i am upset... even when i beat him there will be more to do, i still had to fight. 0n there will be more to do, i still had to fight. on both ends, there is a lwa ys had to fight. on both ends, there is always more to do,

chris froome left behind.ndle anything his rivals could manage. it still was not over. rogic went for it again. the former ski jumperflew went for it again. the former ski jumper flew away to win the stage by 19 seconds. rogic up the third overall, ahead of chris froome, the tea m overall, ahead of chris froome, the team sky achieve their overall objective. geraint thomas looked the fastest, and gained three seconds that should help him keep the yellow jersey. this is how the overall classification looks than with the miya's time trial to go and then the possession to paris. geraint thomas out in front with a commanding lead. —— tomorrow's. note that chris froome back down in fourth, he looked a little bit tired of some of those climbs today and he has lost more time, off the podium now. sebastian vettel was fastest in practice at the hungarian grand prix. the ferrari driver took advantage of mistakes and other drivers to finishjust advantage of mistakes and other drivers to finish just quicker than max versta

we hear from chris froome and geraint thomas heading into the final week of the tour.ello and welcome to the programme. it's been a contentious 2a hours for the german football association after arsenal's mesut ozil announced he would no longer play for the national team — citing racism and disrespect within german football. after germany failed to get beyond the group stages of the world cup in russia, the arsenalforward said he received abuse — which stemmed back to a photograph taken with turkey's president erdogan in may. today — the dfb has emphatically denied the allegation but admits it could have done more to protect him from abuse. the last thing you want to hear as a

team sky's geraint thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes while defending champion, chris froomelost time on a gruelling 17th stage. just a0 miles long in terms of distance but a day of intense climbing, won by nairo quintana, as drew savage reports. time running out for anyone wanting

wins in a row for the astana team meanwhile the race favorites team sky's guarantee thomas and chris froome were content to take it easy ahead of three tough stages in the peyronie's mountain. stage fifteen from new york to caucus on was once again decided by a breakaway group with a day all followed by an onslaught on the peyronie's beckoning the favorites once again conserve their energy the peloton around the overall leader and karen thomas and defending champion chris froome controlled proceedings allowing free rein to the breakaway group of twenty nine. after a ride of just over one hundred eighty kilometers last time as magnus caught nielsen sprinted to stage victory. but it is a go they already said that this was the stage for me and that i should go out in the break well run and there are things i want to perfectly and i'm so happy the name contenders costard home shortly thereafter before the tour hits the peaks thomas leads froome by one minute thirty nine seconds that could all change after three stages in the mountains. are a time for business news now and a warning about growth

just time to remind you that day two of the tour de france starts in around an hour's time, chris froome hoping for better day after a crash yesterday. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more signs of tension have surfaced in the conservative party

champion and now chris froome, we have the situation where froome is playing second fiddle to geraint it coming. geraint thomas starts the final week of the tour de france wearing the leader's yellowjersey. the welshman is over a minute ahead of his team sky team—mate and race favourite chris froome. the german football association have denied allegations of racism made by the arsenal forward mesut 0zil, but say they could have done more to protect him from abuse. 0zil has retired from interational football citing racism and disrespect from within german football. a new british record transferfee has been paid for the england and manchester city midfielder izzy christiansen. she'sjoining the european champions lyon in france where she'll play alongside her england team—mate, lucy bronze. and the american swimming star ryan lochte has been banned for 1h months for posting this picture on instagram. he's hooked up to an iv line getting vitamins, something that athletes are only allowed to do if they're in hospital or given special permission. quite an incredible story. an incredible sto

you're in thrown on chris froome.ation 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 not overly happy particularly with the amount of money brought in by sponsorship to the sport. they have taken things to the sport. they have taken things to the sport. they have taken things to the sport. i guess that's repetition across the sport will not be changed drastically by this result. many thanks. we will see later. much more on the tour de france and we can sport as well. we had the weather now and people heading on a holiday. now it storms leading to misery for tens of tho

geraint thomas remains one minute and 39 seconds ahead of his team—mate chris froome.ntain stages left this week. when will the cracker time attack? everton have signed the brazilian winger richarlison from watford in a deal that could potentially cost the club £50 million. the 21—year—old has been signed on a five—year deal. manager marco silva signed him when he was in charge at vicarage road. england captain harry kane has been shortlisted for the best fifa men's play award after winning the golden boot during england's run to the world cup semifinals. he is included with last year's winner cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi. kevin de bruyne, eden hazard and mo salah are also nominated. gareth southgate is one of 11 coaches nominated for the best men's coach award. he led england to their best tournament finish since 1990. manchester city manager pep guardiola is also nominated, as is liverpool'sjurgen klopp. chelsea's emma hayes is one of the managers to make the woman shortlist. she guided the team to a league and cup double last season. she was pregnant for most

he now has a lead of one minute and 25 seconds over chris froome, moulin third, and the two britons takingp on this famous old race. liverpool have agreed a world—record fee with roma for brazilian goalkeeper alisson. the $87 million deal will be the most any club has ever paid for a keeper. the 25—year—old joined roma from brazilian side internacional two years ago. alisson played in all five of brazil's world cup matches, keeping three clean sheets. liverpool's buy, if it goes through, would overtake the current record for a keeper, which was $62 million paid byjuventus to parma for gianluigi buffon in 2001. so is alisson worth the money? here is our football reporterjohn bennett. roma fans will tell you that he is worth every penny, a fantastic season worth every penny, a fantastic season last worth every penny, a fantastic season last season. worth every penny, a fantastic season last season. it was actually the first season that he was first choice at roma, the season before that he was second choice. 17 clean sheets in 38 serie a games, a massive reason they got to the semifinals of

geraint thomas leads by nearly two minutes overfour time champion chris froome. he was riding for froome but with the final in paris awaiting on saturday, the two wouldn't be drawn on their leadership or their inter—team battle. it is quite funny because everyone is so keen to try and talk up this rivalry between us but itjust doesn't exist. we are not looking at each other as rivals, we are looking at the other guys, the guys in third and fourth and fifth, they are the ones who could put us under pressure. but between us are just doesn't exist like that. we have been team—mates the years, mates the yea rs, been team—mates the years, mates the years, all we been team—mates the years, mates the yea rs, all we started been team—mates the years, mates the years, all we started our professional cycling together back in 2008, ijoined the team. and our careers have followed each other ever since then, so this is absolute dream scenario for us. but right now he has ridden an absolutely faultless race, i mean from the very first week, no issues, didn't get stuck behind an

he's helped chris froome in the past four grand tours and he's never had any recognition, but now heshine. i definitely look up to him as a hero and he is the first welshman ever to win the tour de france — it's amazing. he‘s long had his place in the hall of fame at his former school in cardiff. steve williams coached him alongside two other pupils who also made it to the top — former wales rugby international sam warburton, and footballer gareth bale. cool character, and, you know, i would say for his own sport, most probably the same as sam, same as gareth. you know, breath of fresh air in his own sport. tonight, hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn‘t miss this, take the opportunity tonight to come and celebrate with everybody else. to watch geraint thomas' career has been truly remarkable and he's such a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the party is likely to continue here for some time. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff bay. thomas is 32 years old and he has career decisions to

chris froome was spat at. they have had eggs thrown against the car.as. he will be the first welshman to ever win the tour. he will 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