British rider Geraint Thomas is hopeful the crash which forced him to pull out of the Tour de Suisse will not derail plans to defend his Tour de France title. Team Ineos reported the 33-year-old remained conscious following the incident and was taken to hospital for further checks, sport director Gabriel Rasch had said. We've got a full update including reaction from Geraint and Team INEOS Doctor Derick Macleod. — Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) June 18, 2019Later on Tuesday, it was confirmed Thomas had “suffered abrasions on his shoulder and a cut above his right eye”, but no further significant injury. Team Ineos doctor Derick Macleod gave some more details surrounding Thomas’ crash.

Source: Irish Examiner June 18, 2019 21:11 UTC