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.

Geraint Thomas, the British former Tour de France champion who also won gold medals in track cycling at the Olympic Games in 2008 and ’12, announced Monday that this will be his final year as a professional.

Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas has announced his retirement. The cyclist has confirmed that this year will be his final in the peloton, with his career set to come to an end at this year's Tour of Britain. The 38-year-old won the Tour de France in 2018, becoming the third British cyclist, and only Welsh one, to do so.

Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas to retire from cycling at end of season - The Welshman will step away from the sport after September’s Tour of Britain.

Tour de France winner and double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas will retire from cycling this year. The 38-year-old announced on Monday that he would be retiring after a 19-year professional career, with British Cycling saying September's Tour of Britain will be his final race.

Tour de France winner and double Olympic track cycling champion Geraint Thomas speaks to BBC Breakfast's Mike Bushell about his plans to retire at the end of this season.

Geraint Thomas has confirmed he will retire from cycling at the end of the season after 19 years as a professional. Thomas’ career highlights were winning the Tour de France in 2018 and two Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.