▁extending ▁his ▁lead ▁over ▁Dum ou lin ▁to ▁ 2 ▁minutes , ▁ 5 ▁seconds . ▁The ▁pen ult imate ▁stage ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁time ▁trial , ▁Dum ou lin ▁won ▁the ▁stage , ▁one ▁second ▁ahead ▁of ▁Fro ome . ▁Thomas ▁surv ived ▁a ▁sc are ▁when ▁his ▁back ▁wheel ▁locked , ▁but ▁completed ▁the ▁time ▁trial ▁successfully , ▁finishing ▁four teen ▁seconds ▁behind ▁Dum ou lin ▁taking ▁a ▁lead ▁of ▁ 1 ▁min ▁ 5 1 ▁s ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁stage . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁lead ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁become ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁ever ▁British , ▁first ▁British - born ▁and ▁first ▁Wel sh ▁cycl ist ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁August , ▁Thomas ▁attended ▁a ▁home coming ▁event ▁organ ised ▁in ▁Card iff ▁in ▁his ▁honour , ▁appearing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁outside ▁the ▁Sen ed d ▁in ▁Card iff ▁Bay ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁First ▁Minister ▁of ▁Wales ▁Car w yn ▁Jones ▁before ▁r iding ▁alongside ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁rid ers ▁to ▁Card iff ▁Castle , ▁where ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁heard ▁him ▁speak . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Wales ▁National ▁Vel od rome ▁in ▁New port ▁was ▁officially ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ger aint ▁Thomas ▁National ▁Vel od rome : ▁Thomas ▁attended ▁the ▁ren aming ▁ceremony ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Tour ▁of ▁Britain ▁finished ▁in