Tour de France: Geraint Thomas rides nearer to the title

Defending champion Chris Froome pledges loyalty to Team Sky buddy

Geraint Thomas 2018 Tour de France
Overall leader Geraint Thomas finished third on the 17th stage of the Tour de France
(Image credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)

Geraint Thomas tightened his grip on the Tour de France lead as Chris Froome’s hopes of a fourth successive title all but disappeared in the Pyrenees yesterday.

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