, ▁N airo ▁Quint ana ▁() ▁counter ed ▁to ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁purs u ers ; ▁Thomas ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁stay ▁clear ▁until ▁the ▁end , ▁winning ▁the ▁stage ▁by ▁nine ▁seconds ▁from ▁Tom ▁Dum ou lin ▁of ▁. ▁Thomas ▁finished ▁second ▁on ▁stage ▁ 4 ▁to ▁Monte ▁Term in illo , ▁ 1 8 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁N airo ▁Quint ana ▁of ▁( ). ▁He ▁finished ▁fifth ▁overall , ▁ 5 8 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁Quint ana . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Thomas ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁r ider ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁G iro ▁del ▁Tr ent ino ). ▁Thomas ▁won ▁the ▁third ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁taking ▁the ▁leader ' s ▁f uchs ia ▁j er sey ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁won ▁by ▁seven ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁Th ib aut ▁Pin ot ▁( ). ▁Thomas ▁began ▁the ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia ▁strongly , ▁finishing ▁third ▁on ▁stage ▁ 4 ▁to ▁Mount ▁Et na ▁to ▁sit ▁second ▁overall ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁week . ▁However , ▁on ▁stage ▁ 9 , ▁as ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁approached ▁the ▁final ▁clim b ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁Block haus , ▁Wil co ▁Kel der man ▁of ▁ ▁coll ided ▁with ▁a ▁police ▁motor cycle ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁park ed ▁at ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁This ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁s wer ve ▁to ▁his ▁right ▁into ▁the ▁Sky ▁rid ers , ▁who ▁were