Geraint Thomas MBE

Geraint Thomas is one of Great Britain’s most talented endurance riders, having picked up numerous medals as part of the Team Pursuit squad. 2008 was a particularly successful year for Geraint and his fellow Team Pursuiters as they retained their crown as World Champions and also took Olympic Gold, smashing the World Record twice in the process. Geraint’s Gold medal achievement was recognised with an MBE in the 2009 New Year’s Honours list. During the 2009 World Cup in Manchester he set the fastest time under current rules in the 4 km individual pursuit, finishing in a time of 4 minutes and 15.105 seconds. He went on to win the Gold medal in the event, catching his opponent in the final. On the final day of the World Cup Geraint was a member of the Gold medal winning Team Pursuit squad, who set the second fastest time in history, and a track record of 3 minutes and 54.395 seconds in the process.

Geraint has also made a mark on establishing his reputation on the road where, as a relatively young rider on the scene, he demonstrated his potential by winning the junior Paris-Roubaix back in 2004, and in 2007 he successfully completed the Tour de France on his first attempt. In 2010, Geraint signed with British based Team Sky where he started his second Tour de France, this time wearing the British National Champion’s jersey. Geraint had a fantastic Tour with several top-ten stage finishes and wearing the prestigious young rider’s white jersey from Stages 3 – 7.

Geraint performed consistently on the road throughout the 2011 season, culminating in the UCI Road World Championships where he worked tirelessly with the team to lead Mark Cavendish to victory.

Geraint was part of the world record breaking Team Pursuit team who took the rainbow jersey at the 2012 world championships in Melbourne as well as a silver medal in the madison a few days later.

Website: www.geraintthomas.com

Twitter: @geraintthomas86

2012

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Melbourne, Gold, Team Pursuit,Silver, Madison

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London, Silver, Team Pursuit

2011

Bayern Rundfahrt 1st Overall, 2nd, Stage 3

Dwaars door Vlaanderen 2nd Overall

UEC European Track Championships, Apeldoorn Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit, Silver, Individual Pursuit

2010

Tour of Qatar 1st – Team Time Trial

Tour de France 2nd – Stage 3, White Jersey – Stage 3-7

2009

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit, Gold, Individual Pursuit

2008

Olympics, Beijing Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Manchester Gold, Team Pursuit

2007

World Track Championships, Majorca Gold, Team Pursuit

2006

World Track Championships, Bordeaux Silver, Team Pursuit

Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Bronze, Points Race (Wales)

2004

Junior World Track Championships, Los Angeles Gold, Scratch Race