Lausanne — Six days after losing Chris Froome for the Tour de France, Team Ineos were holding their breath on Tuesday over Geraint Thomas’s shoulder as he was rushed to hospital for tests after crashing out heavily at the Tour de Suisse.

The crash happened 30km from home on stage four with reigning Tour de France champion Thomas in a good position for overall victory in the nine-day Tour warm up in the Alps, but was left ashen-faced, dazed, badly grazed and nursing his right shoulder...

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