being half welsh i am here supporting the english and welsh flag and i am supporting two people oi'iam supporting two people on the podium. the controversies away from the road saw them get hostile reception from the french fa ns hostile reception from the french fans and that was nowhere to be seen today. two champions crossing the line together. they say the doubters have made them stronger. the tour is about the survival of the fittest and of 156 who started out, only one stands apart. as you can imagine, thomas has been swamped by messages of congratulations, especially from wales. his former club say he has inspired the next generation after his victory in paris. cheering. the party was in full swing by the time that geraint thomas finished the tour in paris. back home, friends and fans had gathered to celebrate their champion. some have known g, as they call him, since hisjourney into cycling began, aged nine. it‘s amazing, but also unbelievable in a way that that little boy, the boy next door sort of thing, is now winning the biggest sporting event in the world. for the younge

is this a golden age for welsh sport? intriguing questions. the headlines on bbc news...ll 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 welshman is currently riding through the final ceremonial stage into paris, which will culminate in the traditional finish along the champs—elysees just after 6pm. he makes history as the first welshman — and the third brit to win cycling s greatest prize. he assured his victory on saturday s penultimate stage, keeping the yellowjersey after the individual time trial. tom dumoulin of the netherland

the club has become a breeding ground for welsh cycling talent.heir journey there. the coach is still there today crafting the winner of there today crafting the winner of the yellow jersey will there today crafting the winner of the yellowjersey will be their greatest achievement. he just turned up greatest achievement. he just turned up one day on his track bike or on one of our track bikes and that is where it all started. like so many of these kids once they get on the bikes, it's a passion. it never leaves you. this year with the tour, the hits to the website, the interested people wanted to come down for the sessions, give it a go, it's going off the wall. there are proud of geraint thomas him. he becomes the first person born in britain to win the tour de france. a little pop quiz back for you there. —— pub quiz fact. he is the first welsh men to win. many came out to see him finish. he did battle for wales at the commonwealth games in glasgow four years ago. —— medal for the. adding to his gold medals in beijing and london. and a special m

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and congratulations are in order — this story is popular on bbc.com welsh cyclist geraint thomas hason the tour de france. he completed the final stage in paris, riding for team sky. he said his surprise victory was "the stuff of dreams". that's all. stay with bbc world news. the top story in the uk: a six—year—old girl has died after going into the sea at margate harbour. the girl, who's from erith in south—east london, was taken to hospital but later died. the rather is about to hit the road wet it comes to pumping up prices due to the row. some restaurants may tip the scale in the us and may not leave something behind when paying the bill. hello, and welcome to asia business report. we began the programme with the impact of us ta riffs programme with the impact of us tariffs on the global economy. bmw says it will raise the prices of two us made sports utilities in china to with the increasing costs. the german carmaker says, starting monday, it will raise the retail price of the ex— live and it seeks by 4— price of the ex— live and it seeks by a— 7%. price of the ex— live and it

and not surprisingly there have been celebrations and thomas's hometown the welsh capital of cardiff is this the hall and parliaments were laid up in yellow the color of the leader's jersey to mark the first ever win by a welsh rider its likely biggest race and festivities are no day continue as the tour procession heads into paris later this afternoon. and if or when britain's lewis hamilton will start today's garion grand prix in pole position after finishing ahead of his mercedes teammate terry both in qualifying houghton took advantage of black conditions at the range to speed home in just over a one minute thirty five seconds victory puts him in a commanding position for sunday's main event if he looks to extend his seventeen point lead in the standings hamilton's title rival sebastian fattal will start in fourth position. and it's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you. commodious have voted today in national elections in which incumbent strongman pry. minister hun sen is expected to return to power human rights groups have criticized a crackdown on dissent on

and congratulations are in order — this story is popular on bbc.com welsh cyclist geraint thomas has his surprise victory was "the stuff of dreams". that's all. stay with bbc world news. the top story in the uk: a six—year—old girl has died after going into the sea

welsh cycling fans must be biting their nails as the end of this year's tour de france draws nearer ander yesterday's gruelling climb, some respite of sorts for the riders with today's 18th stage — a rather flat 171 kilometres into the city of pau. geraint thomas held onto the leader's yellowjersey, and stays a minute and 59 seconds clear of second—placed tom dumoulin after a stage won by home favourite arnaud demarre, as nick parrott reports. after a ha rd after a hard mountain stage yesterday, this was a chance for tour leader geraint thomas to c0 nse rve tour leader geraint thomas to conserve his energy ahead of another big challenge tomorrow. the flat 106 mile stage to pau should have been trouble—free for the main contenders. while the lance kick didn't pose a challenge, riding in a large group is always hazardous. after winning yesterday's stage, brought back down to earth. running repairs brought back down to earth. running re pa i rs allowed brought back down to earth. running repairs allowed him to rejoin the main growth, but 30 riders have failed to make it this far, and the c

this will go down in history as one of the greatest sporting achievements of welsh sport, no doubt atst welshman to win the tour de france, only the third briton to win the tour as well. gareth, only the third briton to win the touras well. gareth, if only the third briton to win the tour as well. gareth, if i can come tour as well. gareth, if i can come to you quickly. when you first took out on the track... i have been really stressed all week about this. i worry about him. every time he has a race, i message i worry about him. every time he has a race, | message on i worry about him. every time he has a race, i message on twitter and say good luck, you always crashes! this year, i said to him i would not message and many more. sol year, i said to him i would not message and many more. so i have not message and many more. so i have not message tim. then he won the big race. isaid, c? it is message tim. then he won the big race. i said, c? it is done to me not messaging you! i message tim a bit during the race, it is amazing. a bit of pride, knowing you on the first to take out on th

in the last few moments, geraint thomas will become the first welsh man to win the tour de france.e into paris tomorrow to be confirmed as champion. lewis hamilton romps home in the rain to claim the 77th pole position of his career, while championship rival sebastian vettel will start tomorrow's hungarian grand prix from fourth. liverpool welcomes the return of the round—the—world yacht race led by wendy tuck, the first female to skipper the winning team. briton‘s nikki henderson came second with her team in the 40,000 mile race. i'll be back with more on those stories. we are going to stay with that breaking news with geraint thomas winning the yellowjersey. he is as good as one it. reshmin chowdhury is in salford. she has been following the tour de france at the sports centre. there is still a stage to go for the bid is still a stage to go for the bid is more of a procession in paris, isn't it? he is confirmed as champion. he started the individual time trial, which is very good outcome he started with a two minute and five seconds lead which looked to be unassailable but anythi

welsh sport punches well above its range, it is great to see another welsh sporting figure coming outnk you very much. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. it is approaching 26 minutes past seven this morning. time now for a look at the newspapers. margaret 0liver, a former detective at greater manchester police is here to tell us what's caught her eye. we'll speak to margaret in a minute. first, let's look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph leads on brexit today. the sunday express‘s top story is about the forthcoming hosepipe ban in the north—west. grassroots in open revolt on may's brexit. the paper says water company united utilites is urging people to report those flouting the ban, which comes into effect on the 5th of august. and the observer goes with a story about how campain group leave planned to target voters with pro—brexit adverts the day after the murder ofjo cox. we have margaret 0liver, hello. what has caught your eye this morning? you have a story about anonymity for mps. my history is with the criminal justice system and the law. this one in the sunday tele

the loyal welsh show.credible breeds of all looking in fine fettle. but it's been tough for a lot of farmers because they are actually starting now to use some of their winter feed to give them food because the grass has not being grown. tom jones was here today, singing about the round, brown grass of home because the area looks very dry indeed. will talk to some farmers later in the programme and getan farmers later in the programme and get an idea to some of the challenges they are facing and get a look around, show you lots of wonderfulfarm annals. look around, show you lots of wonderful farm annals. all after the news, travel and weather where you are. good milling from bbc london news, i'm good milling from bbc london news, i' m charlotte good milling from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. commuters using south—western rail services face eight days of travel disruption due to industrial action being held by the rmt. the walkout which starts todayis by the rmt. the walkout which starts today is b

is this a golden age for welsh sport?rom 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—semitism in its entirety in labour's new code of conduct and was ashamed of the labour party. i said that i thought the lab

around thomas so proud of being welsh, he's always there with the welsh, he's always there with the welshing normally in wales, it's fantastic. he's a hero. enjoy the buzz and thank you all so much for speaking to me. i'm very grateful. thank you. devastating wildfires in california are still raging this morning after burning all week. 5,000 people around the town of lakeport, north of san fransisco have been evacuated from their homes as serious wildfires continue to burn in california. eight people are now known to have died. there's been an outbreak of ferocious wildfires in the northern hemisphere — in greece last week more than 80 people were killed, while in sweden 30,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed. homes reduced to ask, communities forced to flee. an area bigger than san francisco has over the beam wiped out, the number killed rising. there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of the fire consuming a residence and a decedent located in the residence. follows the death two children, emily and james roberts and her great—grandmother in the town of redding. i wa

she used itscominghome with the welsh flag next to it.laura kenny. she is, however, ready to compete on the track again, at the european championships in glasgow. since laura and her now husband jason kenny won golds in rio two years ago, they've welcomed baby albert into the world. he's now one year old, and laura's back, in the gb team in the velodrome. i still really, really care about cycling and i always will, like, it's been my life to such a long time but all of a sudden i don't think about, you know, everything being perfect. i'm thinking about going home because i want to with albee and the funny thing actually when i get on my bike and i'm finding it hard, i do think "0h, just think how proud albie would be, though, if you can get through this effort" and so, it does put a completely different spin on it and, i guess, one that i never thought would happen, in a way. britain's 0lympic bronze medallist vicky holland has won the edmonton leg of the world triathlon series, for her second win of 2018. it was an imperious performance

also, the first welsh winner of the tour de france. stuff of dreams". the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot — drudgery and danger — now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anybody, i don't really see why these people should wander in and say, "you're doing something wrong." six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park, and already they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they're cute. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: polls open in zimbabwe in less than an hour's time, for the country's first presidential election of the post—mugabe era. 12,000 firefighters are battling battle to control wildfires across california. at least six people have been killed. six prison staff in russia have been detained after video footag

i think it was welsh, but i can't remember.i think. >> you got to. taron, taron, taron, taron! [ chanting ] >> jimmy: all right, here we go. here we go. >> see that wasn't -- >> jimmy: we won't -- >> we might -- this was not on the agenda. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: dude, good, i like that. >> so that was a welsh run. and i think it might have been a bit of "calon lan." it's not quite as rock and roll as the roots. but -- >> jimmy: give us a taste. ♪ [ singing in welsh ] >> that's -- i'm not gonna go -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. thank you. >> hey, hey. >> jimmy: i mean -- >> i'm telling you. am i right? >> jimmy: he can do it. that's fantastic. >> thank you. >> because i was looking at the roots. they was like -- [ laughter ] ♪ that's great, man. >> jimmy: jamie you killed it on the b.e.t. awards, hosting. as every time i see you host. >> thanks, man. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: you do everything as well. a singing, talented guy. but you -- i know that "black panther" won best movie. >> yeah, i like to say "africa

it is the ihra definition. 130 councils, the welsh and scottish governments and the countries acrossr party have cherry picked four particular examples, giving them wiggle room to broadly criticise israel in ways that would not accuse them or their members of being anti—semitic. so you can, as it says on the front page of all three newspapers, you can accuse a jew of having dual loyalty with britain and israel. you can even compare israel to the nazi german state, and still not specifically be called upon ——up on anti—semitism charges. so are you saying that jewish people in the uk, do not believe the labour party's statement that they have nothing to fear? it has been the natural thing for thejewish for the labour party for decades. now we have seen for the last few years anti—semites rallying around the labour party. margaret hodge last week in the house of commons called her leader, jeremy corbyn, an anti—semite, to his face. people have been asking if i agree. a more profound question is why are anti—semites attracted to the labour party, and the answer isjeremy corbyn. that is a

now welsh cyclist garang thomas has sealed his maiden tour de france title they've achieved has more from paris. the thirty two year old welsh thomas said fighting in self wearing the yellow shirt was like being in the middle of a whirlwind i will take time for things to settle down but tens of thousands of supporters have gathered here in paris to watch him make that final sprint for victory bowed to its friends simply as she he's earned the respect of his fellow professionals in one of those ruling races in sports or in the world it's great the brits are doing so well in the cold fronts so that it builds up the support for cycling back home it deserves a you know he's been. left handed to prove we're games before him it's his time it's been an amazing race and just like it is every year in whoever works the hardest and does the best and doesn't use the wrong drugs gets to him but not everybody here has been cheering team sky's remarkable run of six victories out of seven consecutive races the only one. that's it and it's to battle through to get catch. maybe when that smart or mayb

thousands of welsh supporters had flocked to paris to see him seal the win.utcome. 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 will remain the leader. there's geraint thomas want to be the leader of a

that's in welsh web of terror, at 2:30pm. good afternoon.billion—pound project to install smart energy meters has been heavily criticised by a group of mps. they've warned it's likely to save customers just £11 per year. the report says the programme risks falling behind schedule and ending up heavily over budget. our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. malcolm got a smart meter so every year he could save enough energy... it's the biggest infrastructure projects you've probably never probably heard of. costing £11 billion, the mass roll—out of smart meters into 30 million homes throughout the uk is designed to cut our bills and make our lives easier, but things are not going to plan. the mobile phone mast isjust there, it's touching distance. warren lives in london, and he's having problems with his smart meter connection. this so—called smart meter wasn't so smart after all. i'm finding my bill still comes through is estimated, and i have to keep updating them, manually phoning them to give them an actual reading. until they finall

as far as wales is concerned is one of the greatest moments of welsh sport in history.m 140th in 2007, now he is first in two dozen 18. that's what you call commitment. it's unbelievable. if he wins today, he wins the race. tomorrow posed backstage is more of a procession around paris with the leader uses off and allows everybody to enjoy themselves. he has not officially w011 themselves. he has not officially won it, but it's as good as. do you think is enough time for you and in paris to cheer him in? i would love to go. i think you might have difficulty getting up there with the weather, but better to watch on tv. your school is extraordinary in how many world beating athletes it has turned out. what is going on at your school? is there something you need to tell us? we have private things. this has been going on for many, many years since the school started in 1938. not to this level, of course, but up there with gareth and sam, at the six pupils who are in the commonwealth games with eight two gold medals at the silver. we have not been to that sort of level before

staying with the devolved nations, the leader of the conservative group in the welsh assembly, andrew been criticised within the party for suggesting firms like airbus were undermining brexit by warning they could close uk plants. theresa may said the welsh tories had been a strong voice for the people of wales under his leadership. meanwhile, back at westminster, the government pulled the plug on a proposed tidal lagoon in swansea bay. a private company, tidal lagoon power, wanted the government to offer subsidies for the energy produced at swansea bay and five other lagoons. but the business secretary said the government's analysis showed the scheme was too expensive. there were cries of shame from opposition mps as he announced his decision. it would be cheaper to write a cheque for £15,000 for every single household in wales rather than subsidise this particular proposal. secretary of state for energy, when the tidal lagoon story began, can i tell the current secretary of state for energy that his statement is wrong, wrong, wrong. this announcement will be met with widespread ange

the scottish and welsh governments now allow women to take the final dose at home.t. we believe that this is significantly improving the well—being of women who are requesting termination of pregnancy in scotland. and they really value the opportunity to be able to take that second part of treatment at home. the change is supported by the royal college of gps and the british pregnancy advisory service, which runs abortion clinics and sexual health centres. but the anti—abortion group spuc says women should have medical supervision throughout a termination and are concerned that they could be coerced into having abortions by abusive partners. they've launched a legal challenge in scotland. we believe the policy is outside the scope of the 1967 abortion act, so it's as simple as that. in terms of the ethics of it, we believe that abortion is never justified. in this case, however, it trivialises abortion, it makes it seem as if it's an easy step for women to do, but it also puts a woman's health at risk. the department of health and social care says that its priority

a welsh winner.aint thomas, amazingly went to the same school as gareth bale and sam warburton. quite a hat—trick! quite a pe department! laughter two sides to it near, in france, tea m two sides to it near, in france, team sky have not been well received, they have been booed, there are lingering questions about there are lingering questions about the way that they complied with drug laws, and also, a resentment of how much money they have compared to other teams and cycling's governing body has said the tour de france is a bit boring. grain, seems to be a lovely bloke, everyone has a nice word to say about him, neil has cried for the first time since his wedding. nice to have a different winner. -- geraint thomas seems to bea winner. -- geraint thomas seems to be a lovely both. i have opted out of bed, really! august's running out of bed, really! august's running out of puff, young people not wanting to learn things like the oboe.|j of puff, young people not wanting to learn things like the oboe. i

this was not on the agenda. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: dude, go., i like th >> so that was a welshalon lan." it's not quite as rock and roll as the roots. but -- >> jimmy: give us a taste. ♪ [ singing in welsh ] >> that's -- - i'm not gonna [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. thank you. >> hey, hey. >> jimmy: i mean -- >> i'm telling you. am i right?>> immy: he can do it. that's fantastic. >> thank you. >> because i was looking at the roots. they was like --er [ laug ♪ that's great, man. >> jimmy: jamie you killed it on the b.e.t. awards, hosting.as very time i see you host. >> thanks, man. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: you do everything as well. a singing, talented but you -- i know that "black panther" won best movie. >> yeah, i like to say "african-american panther." >> jimmy: absolutely, sorry. [ laughter ]>> hat's just, you know. that's just me. >> jimmy: that's just you. i understand. >> you know what i'm saying? let's just stay politically correct. >> jimmy: understand.u but d a bone to pick with one -- >> i did. michael b. jordan, who's -- kid for a on thi a long time and h

respected, hasn't got a stain on his character, and it'sjust what british cycling, and more importantly, welshneeded to put it back on the map. i think winning the time trial in the toured france last year with the start in bottled off, that's what gave him real flavour. —— the tour. bottled off, that's what gave him realflavour. —— the tour. he bottled off, that's what gave him real flavour. —— the tour. he wore the yellow jersey for the first time last year and that set him up to finally win it in paris today. did you mention that geraint thomas doesn't have a stain on his character and it's good for the sport — does it need to be, because of the terrible doping allegations? with the problems we've had recently, with british cycling, with the recent questions about chris froome still not completely resolved on and then with the problems that bradley wiggins has had himself, it's nice for geraint to come through with no baggage, and the sporting world, not just through with no baggage, and the sporting world, notjust the cycling world, is delighted, and it couldn't have gone to a more worthy

the welsh irish and scots guard there going through their performance.ight and this is very much in touch with his scottish roots, mary anne macleod was born in the outer hebrides and emigrated to the united states in 1932 when he leaves tonight he will be piped out by someone, by guards, a soldier i would imagine, from the royal regiment of scotland. fabulous. bill mackie inside the grounds of blenheim palace, what is going on who you are? you can probably see behind me this is the band of the welsh irish and scots guards. they have been entertaining us, in the distance, looking round the column i concede marine one coming into land which means in the next five minutes so the president and the first lady will arrive here. behind me i will step out of shot so you can get a sense of the red carpet and to the left are members of the cabinet, some of the business guests, i've seen the foreign secretaryjeremy guests, i've seen the foreign secretary jeremy hunt, guests, i've seen the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, david lidington and other members, mark are al

fund fraud ok let's bring in our guests joining us today from kuala lumpur is bridget welsh an associate professor of political sciences at the john cabot university and the author of regime resilience in malaysia and singapore from london lee jones he's a reader of international politics at queen mary university of london and also from kuala lumpur on skype is ibrahim sophie an executive director of the deca center for opinion research welcome to you all bridget wells coming to you first is this about transparency or is it a witch hunt. i think it's definitely about transparency but it's more than that it's about moving malaysia in a different direction and reckoning with the past whatever the scandal the wanting to be scandal has been so significant in terms of the financial situation for the country its reputation this this new government wants to move beyond that and in order to do that it has to reckon with the former prime minister and what he is perceived to have done and his management of the finances of the country and lee jones in london what does this say about the track that

to davidhank you welsh. of earnings.tin will talk to the which will be on what you missed later on today. prices areommodity feeling the heat. this is bloomberg. ♪ mberg. ♪ caroline: live from london. this is "bloomberg markets." crude inventory dropped more than expected and we have a heatwave challenging crops worldwide. that and trade talks today. bill.bring in with everything going on, are people talking about trade or about stories like the heatwave? bill: on my radar is the crude inventory. you had a big draw in gas and a big increase in reduction. this is a tug-of-war. jump upseeing crude other resistance levels and it is pushing major three-star resistance. in our research we put out each morning, it we said that if you get a close above fair, it will be bullish. this could be a catalyst move. this aircraft that capacity is moving well. watching this closely as the year develops. but saudi will put up more production in july and we are not seeing that come back so that is also something i am watching closely. von

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we'll hear from team sky and get reaction from the welsh wizard's hometown. back on track?rail restarts more than 100 cancelled services. strong winds fan the flames of the california wildfires as they continue to destroy everything in their path.

i remember 1983, 27junior welsh try to do something.tradition, when people come in, they realise, 0k, a school of excellence, not just realise, 0k, a school of excellence, notjust in sport, in music and academic success. everybody lists one another, really. —— everybody lifts one another. many have mentioned you personally, not only in their memoirs, your name keeps cropping up, can you tell us about the hall of fame getting a lot of attention at the moment? yes, the photographs of the former sports pupils, really, who have taken part over the years. a long wall of a roundabout 18 metres and there is also the sports hall as well. all of the photographs are there, but it is only 40%, i would guess. it is a huge amount of people who have been very successful in sport and that environment, to actually succeed, it has been in the school. we are expecting geraint to cross the line at 6pm this evening, where will you be? i will be at home and i will be enjoying it with my family. i was there yesterday, i felt as though i did not want to go ou

it is all about keeping cool at the royal welsh show, the biggest event of its kind in europe where arelion visitors will come here this week. officials in greece are trying to identify the victims of the wildfires which claimed more than 80 lives.

fresh from his tour de france victory, the welsh cyclist geraint thomas has arrived back in the uk. discussions are under way in cardiff about how to mark his achievement, as sian lloyd reports. the city waiting for geraint thomas to come home. flags have gone up at cardiff castle. behind the scenes, plans are being made to give him a hero's welcome. 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 expe