Geraint Thomas after a crash on stage seven of the 2014 Paris-Nice
Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) has withdrawn from Paris-Nice after sustaining injuries as a result of a heavy fall in the final five kilometres of stage seven on Saturday.
Thomas had started the day in second place overall, just eight seconds behind leader Carlos Betancur (Ag2r). However, a crash near the finale of Saturday's penultimate stage saw him lose well over seven minutes on stage winner Tom-Jelte Slagter (Garmin-Sharp) and Betancur - his hopes of a podium placing dashed.
Tom-Jelte Slagter takes second Paris-Nice stage win as Geraint Thomas crashes out of top 10
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