GERAINT THOMAS’ farewell race at the Tour of Britain was halted by a herd of COWS.
The Tour de France winner is calling time on his career after 20 years in the sport.
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Geraint Thomas was featuring in the final race of his career[/caption]
But the final stage of the race was not without drama as it entered Thomas’ native Wales.
That is because the peloton was forced to stop as a herd of cows crossed a narrow road in the Brecon Beacons.
Thomas and his colleagues were forced to wait and lost time on the breakaway group, who were chasing victory in Cardiff, Thomas’ hometown.
The sixth and final stage of the Tour of Britain started outside the Geraint Thomas Velodrome in Newport.
Thomas, 39, is ranked 86th in the general classification and is 16 minutes and nine seconds off the race leader Roman Gregoire.
He never won the race but did win the points classificaiton in 2011 – his best finish at the race was sixth in 2009.
Thomas’ biggest win was the 2018 Tour de France while he also won the prestigious Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné stage races.
He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist on the track, winning the team pursuit in 2008 and 2012.
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This week the Vuelta a España also faced disruption as a result of fans’ protests.
Wednesday’s stage 11 was shortened in Bilbao with no result awarded, before more protests on Friday disrupted some riders as they began a mountain climb.