Geraint Thomas receives replacement Tour de France trophy after original was stolen
Police are currently investigating the theft of the trophy, known as the Coupe Ominsports, after it disappeared from a plinth at The Cycle Show under the supervision of sponsor Pinarello
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Your support makes all the difference.Geraint Thomas has received a replacement Tour de France trophy after his original was stolen in Birmingham in September.
Police are currently investigating the theft of the trophy, known as the Coupe Ominsports, after it disappeared from a plinth at The Cycle Show under the supervision of sponsor Pinarello.
Thomas was presented with an exact replica, which was arranged by the Tour de France race organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), on the BBC’s Sunday Brunch programme.
Thomas is one of the frontrunners for the Sports Personality of the Year Award after his famous victory in Paris in July, and will find out if he wins the award at a ceremony in Birmingham on Sunday evening.
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