Winner!!! Tour de France 2018
2018 EDIT : This photo of Geraint Thomas' is rebooted from a 2015 flickr post originally taken at SkyRide Manchester in 2010.
Today G, as he is universally known in the world of cycling, completed his magnificent victory in the Tour de France. Talk about the underdog coming good. If I had suggested to him 8 years ago that he would win the Tour he would have thought I was crazy. The fact is, most of cycling including myself thought Sky were crazy to predict that their team would win the Tour within 5 years. Yet G is the third of their riders to do just that and to me the most deserving. Why? Because he has come through the ranks bit by bit, year by year, going from domestique to super-domestique but always ultimately sacrificing himself for Sky's team leaders. Now, aged 32, this became HIS moment for his greatest achievement. Congratulations G!!!
PS : I have left the original 2015 photo description unchanged and it is shown below.
2015 : "Chris Froome may have won his second Tour de France but in my book, Geraint Thomas was a revelation and Team Sky's man-of-the-match during this year's race. True, he blew up on the final two mountain stages which is perhaps not too surprising as it was largely Geraint who day after day led Froome up the earlier Pyrenean and Alp stages. Honourable mentions also go to Richie Porte and especially Wout Poels for helping Froome to victory.
This photo was taken during a SkyRide event in Manchester almost exactly 5 years ago. Who'd-a-thunk that since then Team Sky have won 3 of the last 4 Tours!"
Winner!!! Tour de France 2018
2018 EDIT : This photo of Geraint Thomas' is rebooted from a 2015 flickr post originally taken at SkyRide Manchester in 2010.
Today G, as he is universally known in the world of cycling, completed his magnificent victory in the Tour de France. Talk about the underdog coming good. If I had suggested to him 8 years ago that he would win the Tour he would have thought I was crazy. The fact is, most of cycling including myself thought Sky were crazy to predict that their team would win the Tour within 5 years. Yet G is the third of their riders to do just that and to me the most deserving. Why? Because he has come through the ranks bit by bit, year by year, going from domestique to super-domestique but always ultimately sacrificing himself for Sky's team leaders. Now, aged 32, this became HIS moment for his greatest achievement. Congratulations G!!!
PS : I have left the original 2015 photo description unchanged and it is shown below.
2015 : "Chris Froome may have won his second Tour de France but in my book, Geraint Thomas was a revelation and Team Sky's man-of-the-match during this year's race. True, he blew up on the final two mountain stages which is perhaps not too surprising as it was largely Geraint who day after day led Froome up the earlier Pyrenean and Alp stages. Honourable mentions also go to Richie Porte and especially Wout Poels for helping Froome to victory.
This photo was taken during a SkyRide event in Manchester almost exactly 5 years ago. Who'd-a-thunk that since then Team Sky have won 3 of the last 4 Tours!"