After Tour hit single, 2018 champ Thomas has good B-side too

VAL THORENS, France (AP) — Before he started the defense of his Tour de France title, Geraint Thomas likened his win in 2018 to having a hit single.
Turns out the B-side was pretty good, too.
He’ll be runner-up on the podium in Paris on Sunday. Not first. But like “Play With Fire” — the B-side to the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time” — not half-bad either.
Two factors came together to bar Thomas’ route to back-to-back Tour titles.
The big