▁in ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁pel ot on , ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁Thomas ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁team m ates ▁being ▁brought ▁down . ▁Thomas ▁reported ▁his ▁shoulder ▁" po pped ▁out " ▁during ▁the ▁crash , ▁but ▁he ▁rem ount ed ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁stage , ▁dro pping ▁to ▁ 1 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings , ▁five ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁N airo ▁Quint ana . ▁After ▁a ▁rest ▁day , ▁Thomas ▁recovered ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁to ▁Tom ▁Dum ou lin ▁on ▁stage ▁ 1 0 , ▁a ▁ ▁individual ▁time ▁trial , ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 1 th ▁overall . ▁However , ▁after ▁losing ▁further ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁stages , ▁Thomas ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁race ▁with ▁a ▁w ors ening ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁Thomas ▁won ▁the ▁opening ▁stage , ▁a ▁ ▁individual ▁time ▁trial , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁Wel sh ▁r ider ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁yellow ▁j er sey ▁in ▁the ▁event . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁yellow ▁j er sey ▁until ▁Stage ▁ 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁dropped ▁to ▁second ▁overall ▁behind ▁team mate ▁Chris ▁Fro ome ▁after ▁finishing ▁t enth ▁on ▁La ▁Plan che ▁des ▁B elles ▁F illes . ▁Thomas ▁crash ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁a ▁descent ▁on ▁Stage ▁ 9 ▁whilst ▁placed ▁second ▁overall ▁and ▁suffered ▁a ▁broken ▁col lar bone . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁victory ▁Thomas ▁began