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Time trial all that stands between Geraint Thomas and Tour de France title

At the end of 31 kilometres of rolling terrain between Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle and Espelette, we will know who will wear yellow into Paris on Sunday.

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A time trial is now all that stands between Geraint Thomas and victory in the Tour de France.

At the end of 31 kilometres of rolling terrain between Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle and Espelette, we will know who will wear yellow into Paris on Sunday.

Thomas’ time-trialling has come a long way from the days when he used to ride on the back of a tandem with Luke Rowe’s dad in Wales, but he still has work to do to hold off the world champion against the clock, Tom Dumoulin.

Here, Press Association Sport breaks down their head-to-head record as Thomas looks to defend a lead of two minutes and five seconds.

One victory

PA Graphic
PA Graphic

Two minutes

Rio Olympic Games 2016 – Day Five
Tom Dumoulin (left) took silver in the time trial at the Rio Olympics (David Davies/PA)

Thomas’ improvement

HSBC UK National Road Championships Time Trial – Northumberland
Thomas (centre) became the British time trial champion in June (Richard Sellers/PA)
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