Geraint Thomas
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Geraint Thomas |
| Date of birth | May 25, 1985 (age 21) |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Barloworld |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Pursuitist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2006 | Saunier Duval-Prodir (stagiare) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006 2007- |
Recycling.co.uk Barloworld |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| January 20, 2007 | |
Geraint Thomas (born 25 May 1985 in Cardiff, Wales), is a British professional cyclist who rides for the UCI Continental Circuits 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.
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[edit] Results
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track cycling | |||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Bronze | 2006 Melbourne | Point's race | |
[edit] 2007
[edit] Road
- 5th, U23 Classification, Tour Down Under
[edit] 2006
[edit] Track
- 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 Stennard 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)
- 4th, U23 Points Race, European Track Championships
- 5th, Individual Pursuit, British Cycling Track Championships
[edit] Road
- 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)
- 4th, Stage 10, Giro d'Italia (Baby Giro)
- 4th, Stage 4, Fleche du Sud
- 5th, Stage 4, Tour of Britain
- 5th, Stage 2, Giro d'Italia (Baby Giro)
[edit] 2005
[edit] Track
- 1st, 20km Scratch Race, British Cycling Track Championships
[edit] Road
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.
[edit] 2004
[edit] Track
- 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
[edit] References
Geraint Thomas Profile on britishcycling.org.uk
| Riders on Barloworld |
|---|
|
Pedro Arreitunandia | John-Lee Augustyn | Giosuè Bonomi | Diego Caccia | Félix Cardenas | Giampaolo Cheula | Ryan Cox | Enrico Degano | Alexander Efimkin | Fabrizio Guidi | Robert Hunter | Palo Longo Borghini | James Lewis Perry | Hugo Sabido | Kanstantin Siutsou | Mauricio Soler | Geraint Thomas |
| Manager |
| Claudio Corti |
