2 5 th ▁overall . ▁Thomas ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Sky ▁after ▁stage ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 3 1 st ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁Tour ▁of ▁Britain , ▁winning ▁the ▁points ▁classification , ▁having ▁been ▁highly ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁stand ings ▁before ▁a ▁crash . ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Britain ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁road ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁U CI ▁Road ▁World ▁Championships , ▁and ▁helped ▁lead ▁out ▁Mark ▁Cav end ish ▁to ▁victory . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Second ▁gold ▁ ▁Thomas ▁focused ▁on ▁track ▁cy cling ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London . ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia ▁was ▁his ▁road ▁race ▁priority , ▁before ▁turning ▁his ▁focus ▁to ▁the ▁track . ▁In ▁March , ▁Thomas ▁did ▁ride ▁Paris – N ice , ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁Brad ley ▁W igg ins ▁take ▁overall ▁victory . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁April ▁Thomas ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁team ▁purs uit ▁team ▁that ▁won ▁gold ▁at ▁the ▁U CI ▁Track ▁Cy cling ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 : 5 3 . 2 9 5 ▁seconds . ▁He ▁also ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Ben ▁Swift ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁mad ison . ▁Thomas ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁road , ▁winning ▁the ▁pro log ue ▁of ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Rom and ie