For a man who had only slept for five hours, Geraint Thomas cut a relaxed figure at the start of his last professional race, the Tour of Britain Men.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider, victim of a delayed flight, touched down in Stansted Airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning. He arrived to the start of stage one in Woodbridge smiling, flanked by his team-mates, and cheered by the crowds, who gathered to wave off the Welshman’s 19-year-career.
