Geraint Thomas has described his dramatic overall victory in the Paris-Nice race as the biggest win of his career.
Thomas, who fought on the final stage to finish seven seconds down on Alberto Contador and take the race win, told the media: "When Alberto went on the Cote de Peille I stuck with my team and felt good, strong and in control, but when he went again half way up the Col d'Eze my legs just gave way. It was horrible and I thought 'this is going to be all over'.
"I got dropped from the chase group and thought I was going to struggle to even get on the podium. Thankfully Sergio stayed with me.
"I had a 54 chainring on for the descent in case I had to chase and I certainly needed that at the end. It was full gas, and to finally latch back on in the last few kilometres was really good.
"It's incredible to have won Paris-Nice and hard to believe, to be honest. Contador is one of the best stage racers ever and Richie won nearly every race he did last year, so to beat those two - I can't really believe it.
"I came here trying to win and do the best I could, but to actually do it is amazing. It's the biggest win of my career, for sure, and I'm over the moon."