The Latest Breaking News from Geraint Thomas

Jonas Vingegaard of the Jumbo-Visma team wrapped up victory in the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées in Paris

Paris (AFP) - Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France on Sunday, ending the reign of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a gruelling three weeks and 3,350km of relentless struggle.

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Philipsen took his second victory of this Tour as he came around Dylan Groenewegen in the final few hundred metres

The Dane celebrated after the final stage to the Champs Elysees, following a gripping, three-week battle with last year’s champion Tadej Pogacar

Paris (AFP) - Jonas Vingegaard set off for Paris on Sunday to be officially crowned the 2022 Tour de France champion after three weeks and 3,350km of relentless struggle up peaks, over plains and through a crushing heatwave.

Wout van Aert will be on the hunt for victory on the Champs-Elysees but there will be plenty of competition from the sprinters who have made it to Paris

The likes of Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock have flourished in a race which has offered no respite and hit record speeds

The Commonwealth Games kick off on Thursday with events taking part in over 15 venues across the West Midlands. The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium

Rocamadour (France) (AFP) - Jonas Vingegaard survived the "heart attack" of a near fall on Saturday's individual time-trial to virtually wrap up the Tour de France and now only needs to cross the Champs-Elysees finish line in Paris on Sunday to guarantee the champion's yellow jersey.

The 25-year-old finished second on stage 20 to his Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert

Rocamadour (France) (AFP) - Geraint Thomas said Saturday he was "over the moon" to have made it onto the 2022 Tour de France podium behind a "once in a generation" pair of super cyclists Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar.