▁to ▁ch ase ▁back ▁after ▁being ▁dropped ▁on ▁the ▁T aa ien berg ▁clim b . ▁Thomas ▁also ▁secured ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁sevent h ▁position ▁in ▁Paris – R ou ba ix , ▁finishing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁twenty ▁seconds ▁behind ▁solo ▁winner ▁N iki ▁Ter p stra ▁having ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁break ▁with ▁Tom ▁Bo onen . ▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁Thomas ▁won ▁the ▁overall ▁classification ▁at ▁Bayern - R und fahrt ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁individual ▁time ▁trial ▁on ▁Stage ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁Thomas ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁dom est ique ▁to ▁Sky ▁team mate ▁Rich ie ▁Por te , ▁following ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁his ▁compat ri ot ▁Chris ▁Fro ome ▁on ▁stage ▁five . ▁Por te ▁soon ▁fell ▁down ▁the ▁overall ▁stand ings ▁after ▁suffering ▁badly ▁on ▁stage ▁th ir teen ▁to ▁Cham r ous se . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁then ▁given ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁go ▁for ▁stage ▁wins ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁break aw ays . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Brit on ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁race , ▁placing ▁ 2 2 nd ▁overall , ▁his ▁best ▁ever ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁represented ▁Wales ▁at ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁He ▁won ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁time ▁trial ▁behind ▁Alex ▁Dow sett ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁R oh an ▁Dennis ▁of ▁Australia . ▁Thomas ▁won ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁road ▁race ▁after ▁attack ing ▁Scott ▁Th