Geraint Thomas
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| Thomas on stage at the 2007 Tour de France Presentation. Photo by Elyob of Flickr |
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Geraint Thomas |
| Nickname | Gez, G |
| Date of birth | May 25, 1986 |
| Country |  Wales United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Barloworld |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Pursuitist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| Maindy Flyers/CC Cardiff Cardiff JIF |
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| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006 2007– |
Recycling.co.uk Barloworld |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| July 4, 2007 | |
Geraint Thomas (born 25 May 1986 in Cardiff, Wales), is a British professional cyclist who rides for the UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. In 2006 he rode most of his races for Recycling.co.uk, but towards the end of 2006 joined Saunier Duval-Prodir as a stagiare. He also rode a few races, such as the Tour of Britain, for the Great Britain side. He was the youngest rider in the 2007 Tour de France as Team Barloworld picked up one of the three wildcard spots allocated for the race.
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[edit] Results
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Wales |
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| Track cycling | |||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Bronze | 2006 Melbourne | Point's race | |
[edit] Track
- 2004
- 1st, Bremen UIV Talent Cup Madison (with Mark Cavendish)
- 1st,
Scratch Race, Junior World Championships, Los Angeles - 2nd, Scratch Race, UCI Moscow World Cup
- 2nd, Points Race, Junior European Championships
- 2005
- 1st, 20km Scratch Race, British Cycling Track Championships
- 2006
- 1st, Team Pursuit, UCI Moscow World Cup, (with Paul Manning, Chris Newton and Ed Clancy)
- 1st,
U23 Team Pursuit, European Track Championships, with (Ed Clancy, Ian Stannard, and Andy Tennant) - 2nd, World Championships Team Pursuit, (with Stephen Cummings, Rob Hayles and Paul Manning)
- 2nd, Team Pursuit, British Cycling Track Championships, with (Ross Sander, Ian Stannard and Ben Swift)
- 2nd, U23 Scratch Race, European Track Championships
- 3rd, Points Race, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 3rd, Team Pursuit, UCI Sydney World Cup, (with Ed Clancy, Ian Stannard, and Andy Tennant)
- 3rd, Madison, UCI Sydney World Cup, (with Mark Cavendish)
- 2007
- 1st Team Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2008
- 1st Team Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
[edit] Road
- 2004
- 1st, Paris-Roubaix Junior Race
- 2005
Thomas crashed a few days before his senior road race debut in Sydney and had to have surgery to remove his spleen. He therefore could not compete much in 2005.
- 2006
- 1st, Overall Classification, Fleche du Sud
- 1st, Points Classification, Fleche du Sud
- 1st, Under-21 Classification, Fleche du Sud
- 1st, Stage 2, Fleche du Sud
- 2nd, Stage 3B, Fleche du Sud
- 3rd, British Road Race Championships
- 3rd, Overall Mountains Classification, Giro d'Italia (Baby Giro)
- 2007
- 140th, 3h 46'51", General Classification, Tour de France
- 2008
- 1st Smithfield Nocturne
[edit] References
Geraint Thomas Profile on britishcycling.org.uk
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| NAME | Thomas, Geraint |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1986-05-25 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
