Cycling-British Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas to retire at end of season

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 20 - Nice to Col de la Couillole - Nice, France - July 20, 2024 INEOS Grenadiers' Geraint Thomas in action during stage 20 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

(Reuters) - Tour de France winner and two-time Olympic gold medallist Geraint Thomas will retire as a racing cyclist at the end of the season, the Briton said in a social media post on Monday.

Thomas, 38, won the Tour de France in 2018, after securing gold for Britain in the team pursuit in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He was also part of the British team pursuit trio that won three golds in the Track Cycling World Championships between 2007 and 2012.