Geraint Thomas: I'd rather be winning and getting booed than getting dropped and cheered

Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) has suggested that winning the Tour de France is Team Sky’s top priority, and they're not at the race to win a popularity contest. This came after another press conference in which the maillot jaune was asked a number of questions relating to Team Sky receiving boos from small pockets of fans along the route

At one point in his post-stage press conference, Thomas was asked if he felt he was paying for the errors and mistakes of others at Team Sky, both past, and present. The question came 24 hours after Bradley Wiggins appeared on television and threw fuel on the fire in relation to Team Sky, the Select Committee's DCMS report that was published in March of this year, and the Jiffy-bag affair.

Thomas stated that he had not seen or read the comments from his former teammate and that although he and Team Sky were receiving boos from a minority of fans at this year's Tour de France, it did not affect him.

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"I don't know what he said actually," the maillot jaune said during his press conference when asked about Wiggins' remarks.

"It's not a nice situation is it? For me, it's the highlight of my career and a massive honor and privilege to be wearing the jersey. To have such an incredible race so far, yes there is a bit of negativity around which isn't nice, but at the end of the day you need to stay strong in your head and crack on."

Thomas then went on to add that winning was the main priority, echoing an old stance that the Tour de France was not a popularity contest.

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