It was an image that struck fear in British cycling fans, especially with less than three weeks to go until the Tour de France. On Tuesday’s stage of the Tour de Suisse, with 60km to go, the television cameras cut to Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), sitting on the floor and clutching his left knee.
Replays showed the Welshman crashed on a hairpin bend as the peloton bunched together on a descent. So tight was the corner, that Thomas fell almost in slow motion, grinding to a halt as he toppled onto the asphalt.
