geraint thomas is set to win the tour de france after retaining the yellowjersey at to win the tour dersey at the 20th stage. he has done it, he has w011 20th stage. he has done it, he has won the race, which means he has won the tour. still more to go in paris but that is more of a procession as bill eased back. more on that from the sports centre very shortly. the headlines on bbc news... travel disruption at airports, on the roads and at eurotunnel, as the recent heatwave continues to cause problems. some ryanair flights from stansted have been cancelled. mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is occasionally providing a poor service, and apologises. he has blamed budget cuts. in the last few moments, geraint thomas will become the first welsh man to win the tour de france. he hasjust one stage 20 and will ride into paris tomorrow to be confirmed as champion. lewis hamilton romps home in the rain to claim the 77th pole position of his career, wh

the budget, i think, ra nkles tour de france. ch cycling public, their sports newspaper said that sky winning tour de france is like celebrating paris saint—germain beating a team of amateurs 8—0, it doesn't sit comfortably with the french public. team sky and dave b ra ilsfo rd french public. team sky and dave bra ilsford have always french public. team sky and dave brailsford have always made much of their marginal gains, that is how they win races, but presumably it is harder and harder to make those marginal gains over their competitors. yes, but with their big budget they can try that all the time. a couple of years back they spent thousands of pounds working out if the way that a cyclist shave their legs, up or down the stroke, contributes to the aerodynamic effect. it turns out it didn't, but they always pushing the envelope, just trying to get that secret is tenth of a second here and there. does that mean that team sky is going to continue to dominate the tour de france, that british riders will continue to win it in the

i'm really happy and excited because he has won the tour de france, and it proves that, because he cameme club us, that we could get to the same standard, and i wish there was a tour de france for women. he has helped chris froome, now he has got a chance to shine. he is a hero, 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 c

le tour de france is coming to an end this week.w 115 years old. fans love its epic proportions and its gruelling pace, but this year they may also be able to enjoy lots and lots of lovely data, because analytics and machine learning are coming to one of the oldest sporting competitions in the world, and kat hawkins went to find out how. this year's tour de france is taking place against the same beautiful french mountains as always. but there's a big difference this year. technology and data play more of a role than ever before. cycling is becoming increasingly data—driven and for good reason. masses of data can be collected and, in a sport of fine margins and superhuman endurance, those insights are the key to energy efficiency, strategy and gains. we look at many things, we look at obviously heart rate, we look at power data and their maximum powers and their altitude and elevation gains. so we look at that and we see how the riders are building and we leverage that data to try and build them to be better and stronger in stage ra

chose anyone can do it but i don't think they can, that's the thing about the tour de france. —— thatelysees later today, champagne in hand, the first welshmen to win the tour de france. jo currie is in paris and has more. thomas now finds himself a champion in waiting following the penultimate stage, a 31km time trial. for his big rivals, the likes of chris froome, it was their last big chance to attack his lead. they tried, but they failed. thomas held head them off, finishing the stage in third. he now finds himself one minute and 58 seconds ahead of second placed tom dumoulin. there's one more stage to come, but that's very much a processional stage and traditionally no—one attacks the yellow jersey. all thomas has to do is cross the line on the champs—elysee in paris and he will be crowned champion. defending champion chris froome also had a good run out, and managed to pull himself up to third in the standings. there'll be no record fifth title for him this year, but he will at least make the podium. this is a huge moment for wales, never before have they had a welshman win the

geraint thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour de france. hat appears to be a fairly blustery wind. what is the atmosphere like, given that the french have not had a winner for so long? do they still turn out in numbers? the wind is quite welcome. it is very muggy in paris. thousands of people currently lining the champs—elysees. welcoming home the riders. along the way team sky riders have had a mixed reaction. an unhappy french crowd in some areas. the riders have been booed. chris froome has been spat at. it looks like they will receive a warm welcome in paris. there are great britain flags, welsh flags. lots of people walking around in official t—shirts. some people have been queueing for hours. in a few minutes geraint thomas will be jumping up and down on the podium celebrating with, i would and down on the podium celebrating with, iwould imagine, a fair and down on the podium celebrating with, i would imagine, a fair bit of champagne. i don't know if you will bejumping up and down, surely you will be too tired! thank you. geraint thoma

plus we'll have the latest from the tour de france where a girl thomas is set to win his maiden title thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour and sunday's final stage will show you how he reached the pinnacle the cycling world. from sarah harman welcome to the show it's good to have you with us as people in zimbabwe prepare 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 is the first elections since the former president was ousted from power last year current president emerson mungo is running in a tight race against opposition leader nelson chamisa both sides are pushing for every vote before the polls open. asin barclay's presidential race enters the final days of 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 and his 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 call

i think it's amazing that geraint thomas has won the tour de france and, you know, it inspires little kids to get onto their bikes. i was watching the tour de france and i want to know when is he coming back to cardiff, geraint thomas? we don't know yet, but when we do, we'll let you know. all right, thank you. one step closer to home, geraint thomas is back in the uk and headed to the one show sofa tonight. cheered on by young members of his former cycling club from cardiff, excited to meet their hero. but he is still trying to take it all in. it has been nuts. it has just been crazy. you know, you think about the race, the racing part and all that, and, suddenly, you win and it is all over and itjust goes crazy and you just don't expect anything else. it is just a whirlwind. what are your thoughts from here, now? i have not actually signed a new contract yet, so quite good timing, really. laughter. just sit and wait for the office to call you tomorrow. at home, they are talking about building a legacy on the back of geraint thomas‘s win. over the past few years, there has been an in

he was the youngest rider in the whole of the tour de france. 11 yea rs the whole of the tour de franceuse tomorrow is the processional. no rivaljohn sent down the champs—elys es. he will become the third british champion. the first welshman. it is extraordinaire to think back as recently as a few years ago that britain never had a tour de france champion. now they've had three. chris froome running it four times. thomas becomes the first welshman to win the fort —— tour de france. an extraordinary achievement especially 14 extraordinary achievement especially 1a skype. they have had great domination over the few years. —— tea m domination over the few years. —— team sky. he met his wife at the final stages evening. you can see what it really meant to him. this is an extraordinary achievement for the tea m an extraordinary achievement for the team and for geraint thomas. fantastic achievement. adam, thanks so fantastic achievement. adam, thanks so much forjoining us. defending champion lewis hamilton has taken pole position in a wet qualifying session for tomorrow's hungarian grand prix

this is obviously geraint thomas, who is going to win the tour de france tomorrowjust we had never w011t we had never won it as a country until recently and then suddenly we have had bradley wiggins, chris froome winning four... why is that, what is the reason? because we suddenly decided we were good at cycling. the reason? because we suddenly decided we were good at cyclingm that it? i think it goes back to chris boa rdman, that it? i think it goes back to chris boardman, he was the first one who won gold 20 years ago and then we had this run of cyclists, we've become extremely adept at it. i'm not quite sure all of this marginal gains stuff was actually real, a lot of it gains stuff was actually real, a lot ofiti gains stuff was actually real, a lot of it i think was psychological. the brits have got this extra special paint, we can't beat them! playing into those fears. people have done that in sport for years. it's absolute nonsense but people believe it, these are supermen and we can't beat them. but thomas was really going as a worker for chris froome, a very good one but he was

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 looking set for 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 there 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 i

wales‘s geraint thomas is set to win as he maintains his lead on the penultimate day of the tour de francew on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me reshmin chowdhury and hugh. the headlines this evening. history at the tour de france — briton geraint thomas all but ensures he will be crowned the 2018 champion in tomorrow's final stage. 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. they'll want to a bit better than this though. a lot of power here! one, two... i can't get up in this! welcome to the programme. well it's the day the tour de france was sealed for another briton — this time a welshman — geraint thomas — the team sky rider has kept the yellow jersey after today's penultimate stage, the individual time trial — ensuring that by the end of tomorrow's largely ceremonial final ride along the champs elysee, he will he crowned the champ

the moment go right 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. since the. 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 looking is 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 or 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 hi

that was catwalk and set the tour de france. now, ican that was catwalk and set the tour de france.t only is this incredibly light, just 600 g, but it is loaded with technology. and it is being developed here enrolling wouldn't, just by the duckpond. —— here in rural england. yes, just past the hartney whitney village green in a converted cow barn, an ex— rolls—royce aerodynamicists designed this revolutionary new frame. stuart abbott has embedded sensors inside it which sends live data into the cloud to be analysed by cycling teams or casual cyclists alike. an accelerometer in the rear chain stay. also, to bridge the pressure and humidity. —— temperature pressure. the frame is made in a mould like this from many layers of this carbon composite. but on to one layer of the composite, they print the circuitry for the senses and the conduct of pathways which sends the data around the frame. all of this is made from graf ian. we have connected the senses using graphene — printed circuitry. i know peter patrick, the committee, the air pressure, the amount of what's you are pushing. i kno

it is such a gruelling test, the tour de france. crowds can get so close. and they had all sorts of trouble, pepper spray, clear liquids being thrown at them. and going uphill and the crowds in the way, i would say move! if i know you down, you will be coming off worse than i would! whilst the men were racing around the south of france, the best female riders were whizzing around london for the ride london classique. it's the richest one day race in women's cycling and it was won by dutchwoman kirtsten wild, who has now been successful twice on the mall, after her triumph back in 2016. lewis hamilton may well be hoping for rain today for the hungarian grand prix as he hopes to extend his formula one championship lead before the sport's summer break. the world champion put on a masterclass in the wet to claim pole position ahead of his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas and the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and main rival sebastian vettel. hamilton currently leads the championship by seventeen points. couldn't have expected this. honestl

the maiden tour de france title in his sights.one. geraint thomas closing in on history. just the time trial stood between him and sporting immortality. chris froome started the day in force. his chance for a title realistically over before today. world time trial champion and the biggest threat to the potential crown took up the challenge. the dutch rider went faster still. the vultures were suckling but the title was still within geraint thomas grasp. not even a small slip—up could deter him. whilst his legs started to show this train, he crossed the line in a time whether you're a winner. tomorrow, the professionalfinale traditionally dictates that no attacks big yellowjersey, which means all thomas has to do is cross the finish line in paris and he will be crowned champion. a surprise visit waiting from his wife on the finish line. team sky have answered its critics once again and the changing of the guard has begun. the lieutenant has become the captain. after 40,000 miles at sea, history has been made in the clipper around t

the tour de france is coming to end this week. use analytics and machine learning are coming to one of the oldest sporting competitions in the world. kat hawkins went to find out how. this yea r‘s hawkins went to find out how. this year's tour de france is taking place in the same beautiful mountains as always. but there is a big difference, technology is taking —— playing more of a role. cycling is becoming increasingly data driven and for good reason. masses of data can be collected and in the sport of fine margins, those insights are the key to energy efficiency, strategy and gains. we look at many things, heart rate, data and the maximum powers and the altitude and elevation gain we see how the riders are building and leveraged to build it to be better and stronger. but how is the data collected and transmitted? how is the data collected and transmitted ? that how is the data collected and transmitted? that is where these little devices come in. it may not look like much, but this device is on the back of every bike riding this

to make it there and to get there when they were stepping up the tour de france, i will neverforget thatds. it all finishes on sunday in paris. that‘s all from sportsday. chris mitchell will be back with more sport at 8.15. but me from and the sportsday team. goodnight. hello. rain or storms this evening, the wettest weather we have seen in the wettest weather we have seen in the uk for quite some time. some dangerous thunderstorms and there is a met office amber warning to be prepared for the storms, particularly in east anglia and towards linkage, flash flooding, dangerous winds, hell and a broad swathe of the east of britain will be affected by boundary downpours as we go through tonight and into tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning particularly still through the north—east of scotland as it begins to dry up. another muggy night in the east, to the west temperatures come down a bit, but still some cloud, rain and into tomorrow, heavy and thundery rain affecting the east of scotland, then it moves north and elsewhere you see a few sunny spells, showers move in, expect some heavy ones, af

this he's tour de france is taking place against the same beautiful french mountains as always.e good reason. cycling is becoming increasingly data driven and for good reason. masses of data can be collected and in the sport of fine margins and superhuman indurance, those insights are the key to energy efficiency, strategy and gains. we look at many things, we look at obviously heart rate, power data and their maximum power and their altitude and elevation gain. so we look at that and we see how the riders are building and we leveraged that data to try and build them to be stronger and better in stage races. how is the data collected and transmitted ? that is where these little devices come in. it may not look like much but this small devices on the back of every bike taking part and it has actually been revolutionary. it then beams up to a following helicopter. it is then sent to the data truck real—time analytics. and this is where the magic happens, from bike to motorbike the helicopter to here, this is where all the data from the tour de france is being stored. the data truc

all the tour de france is coming to a close and it appears we have a new winner here to tell us more about that is at the cambridge from ed good to have you in the studio we're still at a stage left to go but it looks like we already know who's going to take it tell us what's going on so it was the second to last stage of course and a final opportunity today for the chasing pack to try and usurp the right thomas at the top of that lee. bored as any good at all family tell you it's customary at the top of france very strangely that the race leader is never challenged on the final day so all we have to do today was maintain his lead of a second place tom and do milan and as we're about to see the welshman held his nerve. the moment the right 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. since a. time trial world champion tom t

i'm really happy and excited because he has won the tour de france, and it proves that, because he camee same club as us, that we can get to his standard, and i wish that there was also toured france for women. he's helped us through underpass four tours that he hasn't had only recognition, but now he gets a chance. i definitely look up to him. he's like a hero, the first welshman to win the tour de france. it's amazing. he has long had place at his former school in cardiff. his former teacher also taught former wales rug by former teacher also taught former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth bale. cool character and i'd say, for his own sport, same as sam, same as gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. the night hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn't resist a taken opportunity to night to come and celebrate with everyone else. to watch geraint thomas's 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 partying

the final mountain stage of this tour de franc 2018. as you said thomas has a 1:59 lead ahead of d f mulan and what is ahead is to protect his lead in the tour de franc in order to be able to make it to the shans lee say on sunday with that yellow jersey on his showeders. to win his first ever tour de franc and grand t tour. it i is a very crucial and a toh stage for all a the riders because, as i said, it's the final mountain stage. there are six climbs in this race. .wo of the biggest climbs so it is going to be difficult today. and big climbs mean also big descents where there could be crashes. 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.

british victory at the tour de france. wales‘ geraint thomas is set to win as he maintains his lead on the penultimate day of the race australian sailor wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to win the clipper round the world yacht race. first it was the hot weather causing disruption, now its storms leading to misery for tens of thousands of people. violent storms and lightning strikes have caused the cancellation of flights and trains. among the worst affected have been stansted airport, the eurotunnel and the east coast mainline. simonjones reports. the holiday getaway from hell, seemingly unending queues at stansted airport as flights were cancelled, blamed on the thunderstorms that meant planes couldn't fly safely. after waiting for several hours, many had to give up and head home. it's just incredible how unaccountable they are, there is no—one here to deal with it. the queues are never ending. people are supposed to wait. it's ridiculous. we have been waiting for six hours. then they say that the flight is

he extends his lead at the tour de france as froome fades. not sojolly...nd'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 fight for first was on the road behind him. thomas, defending champion chris f

and the realisation may be dawning on geraint thomas that he is, in fact the winner of the 2018 tour de francems have come true for the man from cardiff as he becomes the first welshman to win the tour but also for his team, team sky, who win their sixth tour de france in seven years — austin halewood looks at the latest chapter of british success in the race.. so long, british cycling was lost in the world wilderness when it came to the world wilderness when it came to the tour de france. they waited 109 yea rs before the tour de france. they waited 109 years before their first win was finally crowned, but now they are dominating the world's greatest grand tour. the revolution began in 2012, with sir bradley wiggins. he broke the mould, and one for the first time. chris froome was second that year, and from that point on, his domination began in france. he w011 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

now, the tour de france is coming to an end this week.rs old. fans love its epic proportions and its gruelling pace, but this year they may also be able to enjoy lots and lots of lovely data, because analytics and machine learning are coming to one of the oldest sporting competitions in the world, and kat hawkins went to find out how. this year's tour de france is taking place against the same beautiful french mountains as always. but there is a big difference this year. technology is playing a big role. cycling is becoming increasingly data driven and for good reason. masses of data can be collected and in the sport of fine margins and superhuman endurance, those insights are the key to energy efficiency, strategy and gains. we look at many things, we look at obviously heart rate, power data and their maximum power, and their altitude and elevation gain. so we look at that and we see how the riders are building, and we leverage that data to try and build them to be stronger and better in stage races. but how is the data collected and tra

hello and welcome to the programme, and we begin in paris, where history was made at the tour de francelsh flag held high by the victor, geraint thomas. for the record, sunday's final stage was won by the norwegian alexander kristoff of team emirates, but for team sky it's a sixth tour de france title in seven years. olly foster was there. cheers from the reigning champion to the new one. geraint thomas has won olympic, world and commonwealth gold medals but, over three weeks and 3,000 kilometres conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has now reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was always about the process and doing things, all the small things, right, thinking about the next line,

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

before that, the sport news including the latest on the tour de france. geraint thomas set to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. after over 2000 miles of racing. 0ur reporter is there today in paris on the champs—elysees and a memorable day the british and specifically welsh cycling? wales have never had a male winner of the tour de france until now, later on, geraint thomas will lead the riders down the champs—elys es, in what is the final day of this year ‘s tour, tradition dictates that nobody attacks the yellow jersey on the final day, it is a procession stage, a celebration of what has been a gruelling three weeks for these riders. they have gone over 3500 kilometres, and for thomas, neither survive the mountains, the descent, the sprint finishes, all culminating yesterday in the time trial, finishing in third, that was more than good enough to give him the overall title he becomes the first welshman to win the tour de france, the third briton, after sir bradley wiggins and chris froome. ibm uk time, uk time that the riders arrived i

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

and this year that is exactly what he has done in the tour de france.e the first stage and was wearing the yellow jersey for a while first stage and was wearing the yellowjersey for a while but first stage and was wearing the yellow jersey for a while but then crashed, breaking his collarbone, a huge loss ending his ride, but this year he has put it right and as we can see the whole of the city, in this cafe right now, are watching him cross the finish line. as i mentioned earlier, it is not often that you see this type of crowd for any kind of sport in wales other than rugby or football, any kind of sport in wales other than rugby orfootball, really. and to see someone than rugby orfootball, really. and to see someone cross than rugby orfootball, really. and to see someone cross it with such an emphatic style is incredible. and hey years, crossing the finish line now! —— here he is. one of wales' living legends, crossing the finish line, and cardiff going absolutely wild! this will go down in history as one of the greatest sporting achievements of wels

he is going to be an incredibly popular winner of the tour de france. incredibly popular where? er? ly. even though he is team sky... aren't there are some people that don't like the fact that the british have essentially ta ken like the fact that the british have essentially taken over? the french haven't won it for 30 years. let me try and fit in one last story, the front of the sunday telegraph. i know you like this one, penny. orchestras running out of puff? what they are saying is that the big beast of the orchestra, the oboe, bassoon, french horn and juba risked becoming extinct because young musicians don't want to use them. the issue generation have less exposure to light classical music and they don't really want to learn those estimates —— youtube generation. what about the violin and the cello? are they playing those? i assume they are. the thing is, i love the noise of the tube. —— tuba. yes, i am assuming, just because they tuba, let's face it, it is not the most portable thing. a violin you can sling at the shoulder and do some busking now and then wearers aid tuba is a

geraint thomas crowned tour de france champion as the race endedin tour de france champion as the raceuse me, i am going to sneeze. how can you do that with no noise? excuse me, i am going to sneeze. how can you do that with no noise7m excuse me, i am going to sneeze. how can you do that with no noise? it is the first sign of... it is legendary. i enjoy them off and on the programme. normally i can see you motioning. i was trying not to...i you motioning. i was trying not to... iwas glad it you motioning. i was trying not to... i was glad it was silent, to be honest. carry on. no one noticed. i was going to talk about farm animals. she is back in the game, everyone. the times have an investigation into animal welfare standards. they say one in 1000 farms certified have an unannounced inspection. the front of the daily express, brexit food crisis, claims of scare campaigns. and a girl aged six guys in britain in a freak horror. and carol will have the latest on what's happening today and the next few days on the programme. there is one story that is in all of the papers, the front, the

tradition says that as it is the final day, it is not a proper stage of the tour de france, nobody attackedtacked the yellowjersey, so in previous years we have seen winners such as bradley wiggins and chris froome link arms with their team—mates, have a glass of champagne along the way, wave to the crowds, joke around a little bit. it is something we will expect to see this afternoon when geraint thomas comes down to claim his maiden tour de france title. but before all that, in a couple of hours' time, we have something called the caravan which comes through first, a procession of official tour de france vehicles, or branded up, cars, vans, trucks, people hanging out the windows, off the back of the tracks, throwing freebies to people lining the route. they are not queueing up yet on the champs—elysees, but by the time the ca rava n champs—elysees, but by the time the caravan comes through, this place will be absolutely packed, it should be rocking. it is the end of the tour, three and a half weeks of racing, what kind of reception will tea m racing, what kind of reception will team sky g

we will get the reaction when he finally crosses the finish line the tour de france winner. n the yellowjersey?” think it is fair to say the main spores in wales are rugby and football was brought on the map after 2016 after wales did so well getting to the semifinals in the euros, but cycling was not on the same level. by picking now the whole country has got behind what has been an outstanding victory for geraint thomas. as i mentioned earlier, when you look on facebook and twitter and social media, people are already putting that question out there, is this possibly one of the greatest welsh sporting achievements of all time? this guy is already a double 0lympic time? this guy is already a double olympic gold medallist and three times world championship winner and he is 32 years old. quite incredible and everyone is getting behind him after an incredible three weeks. and everyone is getting behind him after an incredible three weeksm certainly has been. thank you very much. thank you very much. the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has given his first news confere

geraint thomas is on the brink of becomig the first ever welshman to be crowed the tour de france championat 4:30 the money clinic travels to miami, to speak to young families struggling with the cost of living. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. fire fighters are tackling more than 100 separate fires along the west coast of north america, from canada down to the us state of new mexico. in california, 40,000 people in a single town have been forced to abandon their homes. the wildfires are known to have killed five people — two of them children — but many remain unaccounted for. caroline davies reports. with the force to pull trees from the earth and overturn cars, gale force winds have turned this californian wildfire into what survivors called a tornado of flame. it's torn through forests and buildings, forcing nearly 40,000 to flee their homes and offices in just one town, including one local tv station. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. from the air and on the ground, firefighters are trying to control the blaze in and around the city of redding,

let's talk about geraint thomas and his victory in the tour de france.st put it into context. how incredible it is. lots of different levels it's incredible, another rajesh rider winning it, but for him he's been on this tour for 11 years and he was really seen as one of the stars of the future back in 2010, when dave brailsford, the head of team sky, we expect there to bea head of team sky, we expect there to be a british winner of the tour de france which never happened before. he had around thomas in mind at that time. two years later in 2012 sir bradley wiggins bonnet, subsequently chris froome won three of the last four and four geraint thomas, he's a lwa ys four and four geraint thomas, he's always been the rider waiting in the wings, the reliable the tenant, the wings, the reliable the tenant, the wing man, he has helped others to victory and sometimes at crucial moments when he had the chance to regress and when he has fallen short ata regress and when he has fallen short at a crucial point i think for him to come through now and he's bided his t