Geraint Thomas OBE is the 2018 Tour De France winner, a race which saw him win 2 stages including on top of the iconic Alpe d’Huez - the first British rider ever to do so. 

Along with this prestigious win, Geraint's Grand Tour success has been backed up by second and third places in both the Tour and the Giro d'Italia. With these results coming in the latter part of his evolving career, Geraint has cemented himself of one of the finest bike riders of his generation.

Now in his 19th year as a professional cyclist, he has announced that this will be his final season of elite competition. Over his entire riding career, he has become one of the sport’s most explosive, versatile, and celebrated riders. Away from the road, Geraint is a double Olympic Champion on the track.

Growing up on the outskirts of Cardiff, ‘G’ always dreamed of being a professional cyclist and spent most of his free time at the Maindy Velodrome honing his skills. Rising up through the British Cycling ranks, Geraint won six World Cups and two World Championships. He is a former World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist in the team pursuit in both 2008 and 2012 for Great Britain. 

Moving to the road, Geraint tasted success at the 2004 Paris–Roubaix Juniors, through to senior victories at the 2010 British National Road Race Championships. Geraint went on to achieve stage race overall victories with the 2011 & 2014 Bayern- Rundfahrt, the 2016 Paris–Nice and the 2017 Tour of the Alps, as well as winning his first semi-classic, the 2015 E3 Harelbeke.

2018 was an incredibly fruitful season ; first winning the prestigious Critérium du Dauphiné, and then taking the victory in the Tour de France. In doing so he became the first Welshman to win the event and only the 3rd British rider after Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome. At the end of 2018 he won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.

Geraint followed up this year with an impressive 2nd place at the 2019 Tour after an injury-affected build up to the race, with injury also striking in the 2020 Giro and 2021 Tour editions.

Despite these setbacks, Geraint showed his grit and determination to return to his best - he has impressed the cycling world by returning with podium results at each Grand Tour he has raced in - with 3rd in the Tour 2022, 2nd in the Giro 2023, and finally 3rd in last year's Giro.

Along with racing, Geraint's developed a strong reputation as a podcaster, with two titles that together run throughout the year - 'Watts Occurring' with ex-teammate Luke Rowe takes a light-hearted look at the pro-peloton, while the 'Geraint Thomas Cycling Club' takes a broader look at the sport and past time.

Geraint and his wife Sara married in 2015 at St Tewdrics House, a stunning 19th Century Italianate Villa surrounded by a wildflower meadow and nestling in 10 acres of picturesque Monmouthshire countryside in South Wales. After enjoying the perfect wedding day Geraint and Sara decided they'd love to share the magic of the property with others and have transformed the house into an exclusive wedding venue.

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