Geraint Thomas was happy to be back riding at the front of peloton on stage nine of the Tour de France after a horror show the day before.
One of the pre-race favourites, Thomas suffered a dislocated shoulder on stage three of the race after crashing but was still in the fight for yellow up until yesterday when he was dropped at the start and eventually finished fourth last, 35 minutes down from stage winner Dylan Teuns.
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