If ever you needed proof of the strength, endurance and sheer bloody-mindedness of a Tour de France rider, Team Sky's Geraint Thomas is surely the living embodiment. Riding through the pain of a fractured hip, even getting his leg over the bike at the start of stage three was an achievement, never mind enduring the hilly, twisty Corsican roads that followed. The Welshman is hard as nails. Of that there is no question. But his determination to continue is also an indication of just how much he wants to be a part of this Tour de France team. "G", as he is known on the team, sacrificed a place at Sir Bradley Wiggins's winning side last year to go for glory in the Olympics. He doesn't want to...
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