De france champion Geraint Thomas says he is ready to defend his title. There was a severe blow dealt when chris frames sustained serious injuries. He is one of the greatest grand tour riders ever so it is a big blow for the team and gives us one less option when it comes to the la st one less option when it comes to the last couple of mountain stages. That is sport and you just have to deal with it and we have a strong squad a nyway with it and we have a strong squad anyway and whoever comes in, they are not chris froome but they still add to the team. It stops all those questions after his crash. Every interview ive done this year they asked about that so that is one thing that can, everyone canjust stop asking me now. To have the opportunity to go there and try and race for the win again, with number one on my back isjust huge. It means a lot to me but at the same time, ifi means a lot to me but at the same time, if i didnt when it, it is not the end of the world even though it is my world. Having done it already, it takes a bit of that pressure of. I had so much bad luck in the past, ijust wanted i had so much bad luck in the past, i just wanted that i had so much bad luck in the past, ijust wanted that one race where nothing went wrong that was out of my control. Ijust wanted a nice clean race to show what i could do andl clean race to show what i could do and i got that which was great and it would be nice to do that again. If you look at the history books the la st if you look at the history books the last person to win for the first time and defend it the year after was back in 92. It is a while ago so it is tough and i think so much changes after your first win. We will see, i feel in a good place and the team is in a good place and all we can do is go out there and do what we can. There is a new name on the list of golfs major winners. The us open was secured. American Gary Woodland held off the late challenge of Brooks Koepka to win the us open. Englandsjustin rose started the final round just a shot behind but faded away as the world number 25 shot won by three shots at pebble beach. Austin halewood reports. Three putts to win the us open but Gary Woodland only needs the one. The world number 25, a relative unknown, closing in style and now a major champion. I fell in love with golf and it has transcended today. It all came out on me, i never let myself get ahead, i just it all came out on me, i never let myself get ahead, ijust kept telling myself, it is never over, it is never over. When that last putt went in it all came out. I was more nervous afterwards than i was all they so im glad it is over with. Pebble beach, the picturesque setting for a dramatic final round. Tiger woods was out early but hopes of any more masters chances faded with six bogeys. Justin rose also went out early with five bookies. In truth it was down to two, woodland the leader. The other player was also on his game but whatever brooks could do, woodland matched him moments later. The pair traded blows around the california coastline but woodland refused to wilt. A magnificent pitch on the edge of the green, the highlight of the round before the spectacular finish sealed his place in golfing history. An interesting fact about woodland he actually dreamed of starring in the nba and went to college on a basketball scholarship. He soon realised basketball wasnt for him and he needed a plan b. So he switched universities to play golf, turned pro in 2007, and 12 years later hes got his first major and is up to 12 in the world rankings. Now we like to mark all sporting achievements on the programme and were going to end sportsday with the first ever prison marathon that took place yesterday. The venue for the race was Shepton Mallet prison, the oldest working prison in the uk up until it was closed six years ago. 100 athletes in fancy dress took part running through a and b wing, upstairs, along prison corridors and through exercise yards with each of the 78 laps including 70 steps 5,500 in total. The winner was Michael Burke who broke out in a time of four hours and 13 minutes just in the nick of time. Were told that michaels pre race meal was porridge. I will happily go and lock myself away and throw away the keys for those disgusting puns. Hasjust finished 00 for china and spain. And germany have finished with a win. That is all for sports day, we will have more throughout the evening. Hello, if you are waiting for a high u nsettled hello, if you are waiting for a high unsettled weather, warmth and sunshine it is not the plan this week. There will be sunny spells at times but it will be wet with low pressure close by. One area of low pressure close by. One area of low pressure close by. One area of low pressure close to scotland and another coming from the south. This one could give some torrential thundery rain for some parts of central and eastern england, going through tuesday night and into wednesday morning. This is how the rest of tonight is shaping up and while we have had showers through the day, many places will become dry. Some mistiness around parts of wales and South West England so pure visibility in a couple of spots. The area of rain bearing down on north west scotland and it is wetter in the western isles. This area of showers is pushing across scotland and Northern Ireland with sunny spells. Northern england is staying mainly fine but elsewhere, there is cloud around and outbreaks of rain pitching northwards. Maybe if you have your bursts. Temperatures at best, around 20 degrees. Concern going through tuesday night into wednesday morning and weather this yellow shaded area, a met Office Warning for thunderstorms, some spots could go up to 50 millimetres of rain. Lightning, hailand gusty wind but the risk of flooding. We ta ke wind but the risk of flooding. We take a closer look at this. The bright colour on the rainfall pictures. Rain amounts will vary from one place to the next but the potential is therefore disruption into wednesday morning. During wednesday they could be further thunderstorms developing whereas northern and western parts of england into wales are turning drier and sunnier. Further showers to come in scotland and Northern Ireland, some could be heavy and thundery. Temperatures mostly around i7 20d. This is thursday. We are going to see more showers to its scotland and Northern Ireland, close to that area of low pressure sitting close to scotla nd of low pressure sitting close to scotland but it should be quieter in england and wales. Some isolated showers and temperatures around 1720. Heidi showers and temperatures around 17 20. Heidi and saturday, for many places, i looking dry. Friday. Youre watching beyond 100 days. Can europe still save the Iran Nuclear Deal . France urges tehran to be patient and responsible. Iran wants europe to counter the crippling effects of us sanctions but tensions are growing after the attacks on two oil tankers in the region last week. President trump fires his own pollsters after getting uc doesnt like. Their surveys show him doing badly in the twenty20 elections. Also in the president of egypt who was ousted dies in cairo