the moment karen thomas has dreamed of the tour de france title is as good as his thomas produced another excellent display in the penultimate stage he finished 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 four. 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. in rather formula one britain's lewis hamilton will start today's hungary in grand prix in pole position after finishing ahead of his mercedes team makes terry both tass in qualify hamilton took advantage of wet conditions the hungering go to speed home in just over one minister a five second victory puts him in a commanding position for sunday's main

karen 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's his maiden tour de france title and the sixth time in seven years that a rider from team sky has won the road cycling's top competition cue the celebrations. champagne all round for team sky at the end of a triumphant sort 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 himself but competition remain face on this princes alexander christophe taking the final stage when the shots and he's a five foot pole eyes were on thomas as he crossed the finish line. joining him on the podium was teammate chris froome the defending champion having finished third. for thomas picturing is a dream come true you are going to slug him because of this race some remember at home fr

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 monica and some reaction already when it comes to that warning sumi oil prices fell today on increasing concerns about fuel demand after finance ministers and central bank governors from the g twenty warned that the trade tensions pose a risk to global growth in a statement to the g twenty called for dialogue over trades disputes but the

the moment karen thomas has dreamed of the tour de france title is as good as his thomas produced another excellent display in the penultimate stage he finished the time trial in third place and crucially retained a lead of almost two minutes in the general classification. two on the biggest stage of all. over three weeks. since a. time trial world champions home 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 toda 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 colleagues thomas who will take his crown as the holder of right cycling's most prestigious title. and not surprisingly there have been celebrations in gary and thomas his hometown the west capital cardiff is the hall and parliament where lays open yellow the color of the ages jersey to mark the first ever win by a welsh rider and cycling's biggest race the festivities will no day continue as the tour a procession heads into paris facing this option is. j

and not surprisingly there have been celebrations and karen thomas' hometown and the west capital of cardiff a city hall in parliament where in this of a yellow the color of the leader's jersey to mark the first ever win by a welsh writer and psyches biggest race the festivities will go dead continue as the tour possession heads into paris nature is optional. and for one britain's lewis hamilton will start today's hungary ingrown prix in pole position after finishing ahead of his mercies teenage fell terry botha in qualifying hamilton took advantage of light conditions of the rain to speed home in just over one minute thirty five seconds to victory puts him in a commanding position for sunday's main event as he looks to extend his seventeen point lead in the standings hamilton's time rivals boston federal who stars in fourth place. and just remind her of the top story that we're following for you. have voted today in national elections in which incumbent strongman prime minister hun sen is expected to return to power human rights groups have criticized a crackdown on dissent and to b

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 a stunt as magnus caught nielsen sprinting to stage victory i mean it is a go they already said that this was the stage for me and that i should go out in the break well i went and everything i wanted all of the perfect me and i'm so happy the main contenders coasted home shortly thereafter before the tour hits the peaks thomas needs for by one minute thirty nine seconds that could all change after three stages in the mountains thanks. sarah harman will be here with an update on your headlines at the top of the hour but don't forget you can follow us on twitter our handle their attitude at any. level we were. when we were. eighty percent of americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship listening. audience.

karen the champs—elysees tomorrow. whizzing alexis or bradley wiggins and chris froome tricky champagne. and we will set to see more of that here. and back in wales. —— drinking champagne. thank you. geraint thomascome the first welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft‘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.

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karen the champs—elysees tomorrow. whizzing alexis or bradley wiggins and chris froome tricky champagne. and we will set to see more of that here. and back in wales. —— drinking champagne. thank you. geraint thomas the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft‘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. __ go —— go back cardiff. but how did the 32—year—old get to this point? thomas a first started cycling competitively at the maindy flyers club in the welsh capital. his coaches there said he only stumbled into the sport having seen his track on the way home from a swimming lesson when he was just nine years old. the club has become a breeding ground for welsh cycling talent. with two other notable riders also starting their journey there. for coach's still there today crafting the winner of the yellow jersey will be their greatest achievement. he just turned up one day on his track bike or on one of our track bikes and that is where it