Claim: Geraint Thomas of Team Sky won the general classification of the 2011 Bayern-Rundfahrt 18-team participant cycling race, the first Briton to have  won the competition.
Evidence: Geraint Thomas of Team Sky won the general classification, the first Briton to win the competition. 18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 8 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.