thomas will be competing in france alongside fellow briton tayo geoghegan hart — who won't defend thehis time travelling in the nature of the climbing, and the first week in the crosswinds,, the first week in the crosswinds,, the element lends itself well to his skills and attributes. —— time trial link. it is a great tour for skills and attributes. —— time trial link. it is a great tourfor him on paper. and that's all the sport for now. more action tonight to the football on the bbc sports website. for me in the team, goodbye. hello there. it's turning much colder for the end of the week. certainly into the weekend, it's looking really cold with perhaps some disruptive snow in some places. so, turning colderfor all areas by the end of the week with that mixture of rain, sleet and snow. for thursday, most of the snow will again be across scotland, blowing in on a strong east—southeasterly wind, so some drifting in the hills here, further accumulations. some cloudy, wet weather for parts of northern ireland, far north of england. further south will start dry thursday, but then we'll se