Reigning Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas and four-time Tour winner Chris Froome will take part in the OVO Energy Tour of Britain this September. The Team Sky duo will line up at Pembrey Country Park, Wales, on September 2 for the eight-day stage race, which can now expect to draw even larger crowds than usual. Thomas, who won his first Tour de France in July, posted on Twitter on Tuesday that he`d perhaps over-indulged in celebrating his Tour victory.ADVERTISEMENT `When you realise the damage you`ve done, in just 2 weeks...` he wrote in the message, which featured a GIF of Simon Cowell with his head in his hands. However, the 32-year-old Welshman is certain that he`ll be ready to race on home soil in early September. `As soon as I`d finished the Tour I knew I wanted to ride the Tour of Britain and race on home roads. It starts in Wales, which will be special, and then I get to go and race across the whole of the UK. I can`t wait,` Thomas said. `I want to go to the race in the shape to compete and enjoy it,` he added. `We`ll have to see how the next few weeks go, but I`m looking forward to it, and I know we will have a strong team there. Wout [Poels] is looking really good at the moment, too.`
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