wait es ▁and ▁Jack ▁B auer ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁lap ▁of ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁city ▁centre ▁circuit , ▁and ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁large ▁enough ▁gap ▁to ▁surv ive ▁a ▁sc are ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁change ▁a ▁wheel ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages . ▁Thomas ▁rounded ▁off ▁his ▁season ▁with ▁sixth ▁overall ▁at ▁the ▁E ne co ▁Tour ▁in ▁August . ▁ ▁In ▁December , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁BBC ▁Wales ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Thomas ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Vol ta ▁ao ▁Al gar ve ▁after ▁following ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁Rein ▁T aar am ä e ▁() ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁clim b ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁before ▁going ▁clear ▁and ▁holding ▁off ▁the ▁ch as ers ▁on ▁the ▁descent ▁to ▁the ▁finish , ▁ 1 9 ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Est onian ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁race ▁lead . ▁He ▁def ended ▁the ▁lead ▁by ▁placing ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁trial ▁on ▁stage ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁fourth ▁on ▁stage ▁ 4 , ▁which ▁finished ▁on ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁Al to ▁do ▁Mal h ão ▁and ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁team mate ▁Rich ie ▁Por te . ▁He ▁finished ▁safely ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁stage ▁to ▁claim ▁overall ▁victory . ▁ ▁Thomas ' s ▁next ▁race ▁was ▁Paris – N ice . ▁He ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁race ' s ▁queen ▁stage ▁to ▁the ▁Col