Cycling - Tour de France - The 188-km Stage 14 from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Mende - July 21, 2018 - Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Movistar Team rider Nairo Quintana of Colombia in action. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
MENDE, France (Reuters) - Wearing the yellow jersey on the Tour de France is obviously an amazing experience for any rider, but it comes with increasing pressure for Geraint Thomas as he is now in a position to win the greatest race in cycling.
The Welshman, who has been the Tour's overall leader since stage 11, has to go through protocol -- post-stage news conference and mixed zone -- and endure the attendant pressure of the occasion as he aims to clinch his maiden grand-tour title.
