Breaking News - Geraint Thomas effectively secures first ever Tour de France title

Geraint Thomas burst into tears after he was embraced by Team Sky team principal Sir Dave Brailsford at the end of stage 20 of the Tour de France.Thomas is set to win the Tour de France on Sunday after protecting his yellow jersey in the stage 20 time trial from Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle to Espelette.Thomas finished the stage with a lead in yellow of one minute and 51 seconds after finishing third on the road.Scroll down for video  RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Geraint Thomas survives brutal test to finish stage 19 on... Geraint Thomas has been unstoppable at the Tour de France... After an 'idiot' tries to drag him off his bike, Tour de... Arnaud Demare wins stage 18 of the Tour de France as Team... Furious British cyclist Chris Froome shouts 'f*** you' at... Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford says sorry for suggesting... Share this article Share 15 shares BRITISH DOMINANCE AT TOUR DE FRANCE 2012 winner: Bradley Wiggins2013: Chris Froome2014: Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)2015: Chris Froome2016: Chris Froome2017: Chris Froome2018: Geraint Thomas (likely winner) He struggled after the stage to get his words out. 'I won the Tour, man,' hew said.'Phwoar. Oh, I can't speak man. I'm overwhelmed. It's insane. The last time I cried was when I got married.'Thomas went straight over to his wife Sarah Elen after finishing another day of cycling knowing Sunday should be a glorious day.His closest rival in the general classification, Tom Dumoulin, won the stage by one second from Chris Froome and 14 seconds from Thomas, but the world time trial champion never looked like putting Thomas' comfortable cushion in danger. Thomas will become the third British winner of the race, joining Sir Bradley Wiggins and Froome, and it will mean the trio have won six of the last seven editions, all in Team Sky colours.Froome's performance was enough to put him back on the podium and he will finish third overall, having overhauled LottoNL-Jumbo's Primoz Roglic on the stage.Froome had started the Tour looking for a record-equalling fifth Tour title and seeking a rare Giro-Tour double, but he found that attempting to win a fourth consecutive Grand Tour was a step too far.Thomas emulates Wiggins in converting himself from an Olympic team pursuit champion into the winner of the world's biggest road race.The 32-year-old had never before finished in the top 10 of a Grand Tour. In his only previous serious attempt to win one, he was forced to withdraw following a crash midway through last year's Giro d'Italia.Though Team Sky have faced ill-feeling on the French roadside once again in this Tour, Thomas is a popular figure in the world of cycling and victory for a man so long accustomed to playing a supporting role for others will be celebrated far and wide. Thomas had survived Friday's big test, a 200.5-kilometre stage from Lourdes to Laruns which took the peloton over three of the toughest Pyrenean climbs - the Aspin, Tourmalet and Aubisque. He started the time trial