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Wiggins, 41, is a huge fan of Thomas' granite mental fortitude GERAINT THOMAS has a fighting mentality the likes of which Sir Bradley Wiggins has never seen before, and that will fire him to a second Tour de France title. Wiggins, Britain’s first Tour winner, has given his backing to Thomas to regain the crown he won in 2018, following some impressive recent form. The Welshman recently won the Tour de Romandie, his first stage race victory since riding the yellow jersey into Paris three years ago. And while Slovenian pair Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, who finished first and second on last year’s Tour, go into the race as favourites, Wiggins believes that Thomas can get the better of them.