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 last in professional racing, 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 the only Welsh one, to do so.

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.