Geraint Thomas has written a small review of his season for the Protect Your Bubble insurance website, whom he is a brand ambassador for.

“This year went well, all in all. I had the biggest win of my career with Paris-Nice and defended my Algarve title. It wasn’t all plain sailing,” Thomas wrote.

Thomas failed to win the Tour de Suisse, where he was a big favourite and while he equaled his 15th place at the Tour, it was nowhere near as good a performance as it was in 2015.

“I have mixed feelings about the Tour de France this year,” wrote Thomas. “In the end I finished 15th, the same position I was in in 2015, but it was a completely different race for me this time around. I was fourth with two days to go in 2015 and had a lot of confidence in myself, this year it was more a case of doing my job as I crashed on the first stage and cracked my rib, which obviously meant I wasn’t at my best for the rest of the race.”