▁to ▁their ▁teams ▁is ▁any ▁different . ▁Bang ▁them ▁up ▁and ▁throw ▁away ▁the ▁key !" ▁ ▁In ▁December , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Thomas ▁suffered ▁a ▁bad ▁start ▁to ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁when ▁he ▁broke ▁his ▁pel vis ▁and ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁nose ▁in ▁a ▁fall ; ▁he ▁crash ed ▁into ▁a ▁safety ▁bar rier ▁having ▁mis jud ged ▁a ▁turn ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁trial ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Tir reno – Ad ri at ico ▁in ▁Mac er ata , ▁Italy . ▁The ▁crash ▁came ▁shortly ▁after ▁an ▁ ▁time ▁check ▁showed ▁he ▁was ▁second ▁fast est ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁team ▁hotel ▁from ▁hospital ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁days ▁complete ▁rest ▁was ▁required ▁before ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁res ume ▁training . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Thomas ▁set ▁the ▁fast est ▁purs uit ▁time ▁under ▁current ▁rules , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁when ▁he ▁completed ▁ ▁in ▁ 4 : 1 5 . 1 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁U CI ▁Track ▁Cy cling ▁World ▁Cup ▁Class ics ▁at ▁Manchester ▁Vel od rome . ▁Thomas ' s ▁time ▁was ▁only ▁sur pass ed