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Geraint Thomas

23 quotes in 101 categories

[Wikipedia] Geraint Howell Thomas, is a Welsh former professional racing cyclist who rode for UCI WorldTeam Netcompany–Ineos, Wales and Great Britain. He is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve significant elite success as both a track and road rider, with notable victories in the velodrome, in on

Quotes by Geraint Thomas

I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.

Helmet

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You will have ups and downs - but believe anything is possible. With hard work, it can come off.

Believe

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I just love riding my bike - no more so than at home in Cardiff and in South Wales on the roads…

Bike

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I have come to see what the Tour is about, and it has been harder than I imagined. You don't realise what…

About

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I rode for Maindy Flyers, a local kids' club from Cardiff. We started travelling across the country doing races, but Manchester was…

Club

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I am not really superstitious - I get ready in the same order pretty much every day. I'm afraid I'm a bit…

Boring

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I want to do marathons; I want to do an Ironman.

Want

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Life's not fair, I guess.

Fair

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My wife, she puts up with a lot: we're training hard, you're tired, you're not eating a lot, so you get a…

Fair play

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I don't mind it when people come up to me and say, 'Well done.' That's lovely. The bit that's weird is stuff…

Come

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Brits love an underdog, don't they?

Brits

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Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.

Gold

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In a stage race, you can have bad luck or make a mistake, and it's not the end of the race. You…

Bad

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It's hard to put into words, really, how proud I am and great it is to represent Wales because, in cycling, it's…

Country

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I like riding for five or six hours, then sitting on the sofa staring at the TV. It's my normal.

Like

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I never thought I would grow up writing a book.

Book

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I'm a big fan of Anthony Joshua.

Big

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I've won the Tour. But no, I don't feel I'm a celebrity.

Celebrity

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I had a normal, nice upbringing in Cardiff.

Had

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The last thing I want to do, even in the off-season, is traipse around shops looking for clothes: it's not my thing.

Around

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Of course you want a better culture of cycling in the U.K. Better roads. More respect.

Better

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In Britain, we have this attitude that people are one-hit wonders. If it proves that way, I'd rather have had that one…

Attitude

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Just dream big. Go for it. There's nothing holding you back. You can have ups and downs, but if you believe in…

Believe

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