British hope Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) suffered in the cold conditions in the final stage of the Tour de Suisse on Sunday, losing 11 minutes to his key rivals and tumbling out of the top 10.
Team Sky sports director Gabrial Rasch reported that Thomas had a 'really bad day' on the final stage that was shortened to just 57 kilometres after adverse weather conditions ruled out the Albulapass hors categorie climb.
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