Who Is Geraint Thomas? Tour de France Winner 2018 | Tour de France 2018

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @gcn
    @gcn  6 лет назад +90

    Hit that thumbs up button!

  • @enzozanon4
    @enzozanon4 6 лет назад +15

    Massively deserved. He finally got that high profile win he needed. He was just perfect over the past 3 weeks, showing no signs of weakness or any setback at all, chapeau

  • @jaredfontaine2002
    @jaredfontaine2002 6 лет назад +62

    I love his Oakleys you can always recognize him...

    • @astronomenov99
      @astronomenov99 6 лет назад +1

      Jared Fontaine We call them the 'Dame Ednas'!

    • @trick700
      @trick700 6 лет назад +1

      M.O.A.B. the self build motorhome. I think he’ll like that

    • @therealDWrules
      @therealDWrules 6 лет назад +1

      They look like the dime store shades my mom wore 50 years ago!

  • @SafwanBN
    @SafwanBN 6 лет назад +63

    I don't think Emma's cut out to be a GCN presenter. We can't have spot on predictions on GCN. That's 2 for 2 already with the Giro Rosa and now the Tour de France.

    • @robbchastain3036
      @robbchastain3036 6 лет назад +1

      I think Emma should send the boys to the GCN dog house for a little whine and a moan. They could drink coffee and wonder, "WHY is she ALWAYS right?"

  • @ninjastellar
    @ninjastellar 6 лет назад +2

    Geraint Thomas - a perfect example of persistence, hard work & relaxed approach. He deserved the title!

  • @davepatton2131
    @davepatton2131 6 лет назад +5

    Cheers to Geraint what an accomplishment! Props to Froomie as well for being a good sportsman to his teammate 👍🚲💯

  • @ucnguyenminh9393
    @ucnguyenminh9393 6 лет назад +5

    Wow a well deserved win for him!! Chapeau!!

  • @stouto11
    @stouto11 6 лет назад +2

    Well done Geraint, a humble and very worthy winner 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @wanderalmeida9584
    @wanderalmeida9584 6 лет назад +2

    Campeão merecido!
    Well done, G! Big respect from Brazil.

  • @D.Eldon_
    @D.Eldon_ 6 лет назад +3

    Thanks, Dan. I'm very happy to see G win the Tour this year!!!

  • @phillwhitlam6999
    @phillwhitlam6999 6 лет назад +5

    The real Mr Nice Guy, epitomises all that is good about cycling. true grit and determination. Well done G

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +2

      We think so Phill 👍

  • @hugobrown2516
    @hugobrown2516 6 лет назад +1

    Great piece. Thanks! He throughly deserves the win today!

  • @liambarber9036
    @liambarber9036 6 лет назад +144

    Had his Spleen removed?! Marginal weight saving gains to the Max!

    • @garthly
      @garthly 6 лет назад +2

      Liam Sangaku Haha!

    • @johnmastronardi
      @johnmastronardi 6 лет назад +2

      Liam Sangaku grams are grams

    • @53glowe
      @53glowe 6 лет назад +2

      I thought we all did that😉

    • @glennoc8585
      @glennoc8585 6 лет назад +1

      Liam Sangaku lucky.just his seen if it was his pancreas then....

  • @sureshchinnappa2290
    @sureshchinnappa2290 6 лет назад +18

    Bravo Geraint Thomas👍😀

  • @thegamingwolf9036
    @thegamingwolf9036 6 лет назад +15

    Awesome to know where he came from and who he was when he was younger

  • @richardandersen9259
    @richardandersen9259 6 лет назад +3

    Dan, just a great video, an excellent presentation on a world class cyclist and a world class fellow! thank you!

  • @23iparrot
    @23iparrot 6 лет назад +1

    Very nicely done. Thanks, GCN!

  • @alaminkadir9543
    @alaminkadir9543 6 лет назад +17

    It's a good day when you can binge watch gcn

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +2

      Good choice

    • @Gaengsy
      @Gaengsy 6 лет назад +1

      Binge watch with friends on big LED TV :D

  • @53glowe
    @53glowe 6 лет назад +20

    Well done Dan..tks for walking us through 'G's' palmares. Completely warranted plaudits for this likeable Welsh Wonder. Even us Aussies like him. Great piece to camera...perhaps this will silence some who question this seemingly out of nowhere performance. Chapeau 👍

  • @stuartclark1982
    @stuartclark1982 6 лет назад +11

    So very happy that G has got his Tour win. No one has deserved it more, and he has proved time and time again that he is seriously tough and a great guy to boot. ☺️

  • @MichaelGambill
    @MichaelGambill 6 лет назад

    Chapeau! This is the kind of personal background information about professional cycling that we do not often see. More, please.

  • @maitrivihara
    @maitrivihara 6 лет назад +1

    sooo happy he won. so happpy that T D was second. and the way T D and chris froome met at the end of the TT was lovely.
    as dan ( or someone else ) said. froome has won 6 grand tours and never once publicly complained that he was not the sole leader. speaks highly of him , as well as the camaraderie of the team.
    last but not least, GCN has made the tour 100's of times more fun to watch and listen to. thank you so very very much for that

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +1

      kunal mithrill comedy That is so great to hear, thank you for watching!

  • @Blahblahjw
    @Blahblahjw 6 лет назад +11

    Love Geraint. what a genuinely nice bloke. Cymru am byth

  • @kennymacm3031
    @kennymacm3031 4 года назад

    I've just completed his book. Thoroughly enjoyed

  • @luketolchard
    @luketolchard 6 лет назад +2

    I cannot believe this! So happy, he grew up near me and my mum works with his mum :D

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Nice connection!

    • @luketolchard
      @luketolchard 6 лет назад +1

      Global Cycling Network I've been bugging my mum to ask her if I can get autographs from all of Team Sky 😅

  • @leightonwinter9243
    @leightonwinter9243 6 лет назад +2

    Love it. Well done to thom dum an froome not to mention all other riders.

  • @jeremysweeten2792
    @jeremysweeten2792 6 лет назад +3

    Great tribute, GCN!

  • @hutchmusic-ux5mi
    @hutchmusic-ux5mi 6 лет назад

    The biggest possible chapeau to Geraint, I was jumping around my living room as he finished the TT. The expression ‘couldn’t happen to a nicer fella’ was never more true.

  • @mamilsafterhours9090
    @mamilsafterhours9090 6 лет назад

    An awesome gentleman rider. Very well deserved win. Chapeau.

  • @briangrissom9115
    @briangrissom9115 6 лет назад +3

    Love these bio videos! Thank you!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Glad you enjoyed it Brian

  • @bhumiriady
    @bhumiriady 6 лет назад +6

    This is so fascinating...
    I like it so much! It made me know more about Geraint Thomas. Hats off to Dan.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks for tuning in Omaris

    • @bhumiriady
      @bhumiriady 6 лет назад

      You're welcome. (^_^)v

  • @finnnation
    @finnnation 6 лет назад +1

    What a bloody legend!!!

  • @ridein
    @ridein 6 лет назад +4

    Glad G got the win. With Froomey's inhaler stress and Giro double commitment, IMHO Sky prepped GT just in case Chris wouldn't show up for the TdF. Another bonus was the French public didn't mind G winning relative to the vitriol directed to Froomey.

  • @ECsponger2
    @ECsponger2 6 лет назад +1

    I love that dudes out there 30+ years of age are still ripping it in many sports.

  • @TheCardiffgirl
    @TheCardiffgirl 6 лет назад +27

    Well done Geraint! This couldn,t have been won by a nicer fella.

  • @stuartdryer4089
    @stuartdryer4089 6 лет назад +1

    How a guy could crash that many times that hard and still keep going amazes me. That one you showed twice where he crashes on his chest is going to give me nightmares. Chapeau and many beers to him. And to Emma for calling it,

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      A great effort, and we're not sure how to deal with Emma getting these predictions right!

  • @owenpreece4508
    @owenpreece4508 6 лет назад +8

    Well put together. Great video

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks Owen, glad you enjoyed it

  • @NielsHeldens
    @NielsHeldens 6 лет назад +1

    He also held the best winner’s speech in recent years. Found myself almost rolling on the floor with laughter when he said Wout Poels’ full name and almost forgot to acknowledge his wife

  • @alaminkadir9543
    @alaminkadir9543 6 лет назад +2

    Comes from Cardiff I'm proud

  • @danfuerthgillis4483
    @danfuerthgillis4483 6 лет назад +13

    He did it the first man in the last 30 years to win the Tour de France on a 14 kg bike.
    We praise this man's gigantic legs to push that bike up the mountains with no dope and only 1 beer as fluid. What a legend!!!

    • @glennoc8585
      @glennoc8585 6 лет назад

      Danfuerth Gillis imagine if it was at least 7.8kgs

    • @danfuerthgillis4483
      @danfuerthgillis4483 6 лет назад

      glenny oc lmfao they would all protest over 1 kg increase.

  • @mingtsaifan
    @mingtsaifan 6 лет назад

    Chapeau G and GCN.

  • @jkclimberx8579
    @jkclimberx8579 6 лет назад +1

    What a man amazing

  • @ins1demanwhitaker527
    @ins1demanwhitaker527 6 лет назад +1

    Brilliant cyclist and bloke. Really happy he got the win.

  • @pmkeith
    @pmkeith 6 лет назад

    Congratulations Geraint. Well deserved.

  • @ashdfgjt
    @ashdfgjt 6 лет назад

    Congrats from Roath!

  • @bicyclesnyc1259
    @bicyclesnyc1259 6 лет назад

    We are very proud of Geraint Thomas at our shop in NYC! He did a REALLY Amazing job! Fantastic job Team Sky!!
    We still love Peter Sagan tho! haha.

  • @javorgeorgiev6130
    @javorgeorgiev6130 6 лет назад +63

    What did Emma get for calling it?

    • @MishMash95
      @MishMash95 6 лет назад +24

      Fired. Can't be having GCN presenters getting predictions right.. that would almost be as bad as being able to pronounce riders' names correctly!

    • @dug553
      @dug553 6 лет назад +1

      40-1 I hope😋

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +18

      A mineral water

  • @brynhughes8396
    @brynhughes8396 6 лет назад

    Da iawn Geraint🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪🏻

  • @hektor6675
    @hektor6675 6 лет назад +3

    Good Job Geraint :)

  • @conorgeary6060
    @conorgeary6060 6 лет назад

    Yes G! Super lad super win

  • @jaycollins6792
    @jaycollins6792 6 лет назад +13

    Dan you should host this is your life

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      😂

  • @eliasun6641
    @eliasun6641 6 лет назад +6

    The story inspires me to keep on riding 👍.

  • @XxpauldadudexX
    @XxpauldadudexX 6 лет назад +5

    Awesome! Well done Geraint and congratulations. Geraint seems a really nice guy and, tbh, nobody should be surprized he won the TdF...he's been a world class cyclist and winner throughout his career and only his share of bad luck has previously stopped him being more successful. Cool for Wales too, what a great lift Geraint has given his nation.
    Well done, Again, Team Sky too, despite the disgusting crap they got from jelli, pathetic, French spectators. Makes Geraints win all the more brilliant n great to rub in the haters faces.
    Goooo Geraint Thomas, Team Sky, Wales.

  • @MrVanderpoorten
    @MrVanderpoorten 6 лет назад

    Great winner 👍👍 please ride a lot classics in Belgium 😀

  • @willian.direction6740
    @willian.direction6740 6 лет назад

    Onya Thomo still remember seeing him fly up the Corkscrew at TDU few years ago.

  • @icejunki
    @icejunki 6 лет назад +4

    Great video guys, really enjoyed that.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Cheers Clem 👍

  • @jen3800
    @jen3800 6 лет назад

    i love this show and all it's cousins. great stuff, great presenters and always useful !
    could you do a show that analyzes solo crashes on descents at high speeds? I am thinking that there must be a way to calculate the "breaking point" on any given corner the way we calculate any aspect of cycling.
    i foresee a new niche in cycling computers here... real time computer assisted warnings ... military spec stuff.

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Hi j en, that's great to hear! Interesting stuff, it is certainly something we could look into 👍

  • @jbruner182
    @jbruner182 6 лет назад

    Very cool video guys. Cheers. And cheers G!!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Thanks Joel 👍

  • @Sonnie125
    @Sonnie125 6 лет назад

    G .. take a bow son , take a bow 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @angieboxvaldiviezobruno7926
    @angieboxvaldiviezobruno7926 6 лет назад +11

    Grande Thomas

  • @danh8539
    @danh8539 6 лет назад +2

    Geraint does just about everything right these days except wearing a nice pair of sunglasses!! Hahaha I had those glasses years ago but if he loves them then more power to him! Congrats on the win Geraint!!

  • @irespectfullyrefuse
    @irespectfullyrefuse 6 лет назад

    Nice piece Dan!

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Cheers Charles

  • @robglysen
    @robglysen 6 лет назад +1

    Who is Geraint Thomas? Geraint Thomas is a Legend.

  • @kor86
    @kor86 6 лет назад

    0:46 Not true, he lost some time when Primož Roglič won the stage and also Roglič gained some time on Thomas in stage where Omar Freile won(s14 I think). Also lost time on Porte from BMC in TTT.

  • @BEEBEE159
    @BEEBEE159 6 лет назад

    Congrats to Geraint Thomas...

  • @timgranthunnisett380
    @timgranthunnisett380 6 лет назад +5

    Welsh blood... Absolute gent of a guy

  • @acul7919
    @acul7919 6 лет назад

    Congrats to Thomas! Really happy for him, he seems a really nice guy. Giro tour double still seems impossible though.

  • @jakebailey4458
    @jakebailey4458 6 лет назад

    absolute legend

  • @mattywildman101
    @mattywildman101 6 лет назад

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Welsh and proud🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @mocskillshi8150
    @mocskillshi8150 3 года назад

    look at that both Froome and G started out in the same pro team and now look where they are now

  • @PoetWithPace
    @PoetWithPace 6 лет назад +2

    He's the Welsh guy who just won tour de france of course! :-)

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      Great summary 👌

  • @sargeaap
    @sargeaap 6 лет назад

    His Oakley are his character, his gate, it's what makes him standout, leave him alone

  • @ClubmanGT1971
    @ClubmanGT1971 6 лет назад

    brilliant

  • @barrymonaghan6593
    @barrymonaghan6593 6 лет назад +13

    We've seen an Irishman win, two Englishman and now a Welshman. All we're missing now is a Scotsman. Any possibilities on the radar screen?Congratulations to Geraint Thomas!

    • @ozpetale9067
      @ozpetale9067 6 лет назад

      Barry Monaghan sorry but what 2 english have won ..?

    • @STEAKrevolution
      @STEAKrevolution 6 лет назад

      Bradley Wiggins(2012) and Chris Froome(2013, 2015-2017)

    • @mizofan
      @mizofan 6 лет назад

      one born in Belgium, the other in Kenya

    • @barrymonaghan6593
      @barrymonaghan6593 6 лет назад

      I believe their both British Citizens.In any case were still missing a Scotsman.

  • @jameswillett118
    @jameswillett118 6 лет назад

    On ya G!

  • @Arthur-ns4yh
    @Arthur-ns4yh 6 лет назад +3

    Oh, that is the guy that rides with swimming goggles.. I think I've seen him once in a triathlon..! 😂

  • @arleygomez465
    @arleygomez465 6 лет назад +1

    It's like his bad luck finally ran out and was able to have a perfect Tour.

  • @gareth630
    @gareth630 4 года назад

    He sits at the top table with Gar, The Prince, Benny, JPR and Sam don't get better than that ;-)

  • @phillippitts6294
    @phillippitts6294 6 лет назад +1

    Don’t care for Froome and Sky . But you have to respect Thomas !

  • @glynwilliams4005
    @glynwilliams4005 6 лет назад +1

    Nice guys do sometimes win. Well done Geraint. Canlyniad Gwych .

  • @maltesephil
    @maltesephil 6 лет назад

    he's done Wales and Britain proud

  • @Tearstank
    @Tearstank 6 лет назад

    Well done!! No doping whatsoever, shows that it is possible to win without being doped. Imagine that, someone winning without doping? Who would have beleived it was possible without doping? That will show the haters... no doping at all...

  • @cegb551
    @cegb551 6 лет назад +8

    Why would anyone give this a thumbs down??

    • @53glowe
      @53glowe 6 лет назад +2

      Clearly French would...their fan behaviour in the tour is a discredit to their nation😦

    • @anthonyhomercycling
      @anthonyhomercycling 6 лет назад +1

      Tom Domoulin

  • @lazyremnant380
    @lazyremnant380 6 лет назад

    Was just realizing that Geraint always wore that same Oakley Racing Jacket throughout almost his entire career. I always thought Racing Jacket was a bit ugly compared to other Oakleys, but hey.
    You guys should definitely ask him about it when meeting next time!

  • @litestuf
    @litestuf 6 лет назад

    Lowering pressure in the front tire would solve the ''Low sides'' in a fast corner. Problem is that it increases the drag. Depends on the overall result.

  • @thomasseeger3685
    @thomasseeger3685 6 лет назад

    Daniel, did I see your name on the side of G’s hat on the podium?

  • @harleydavidsonstreet5560
    @harleydavidsonstreet5560 6 лет назад +1

    thanks for the brilliant GCN show!! I value the honest opinion that GCN gives, the question was GT clean in the TDF. reason being the controversy SKY so called TUES scandal of late . incl the WIGGS scandal as well. The question is can a pro cyclist win a Grand Tour on bread and water alone, u get my meaning[? Thanks

  • @TheJoePavlik
    @TheJoePavlik 6 лет назад

    I wish you guys included the clip of G hugging Dave and his wife looking on super jealous.

  • @aviationfans8037
    @aviationfans8037 6 лет назад

    What about a video on the very interesting career of primož roglič?

  • @MuffineousMuffin
    @MuffineousMuffin 6 лет назад +6

    If I'd win Tour de France, would you make a video about me as well?

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад +6

      Of course!

  • @alejandrogonzalezlopez5883
    @alejandrogonzalezlopez5883 6 лет назад

    He seriously ate it on that corner. Respect, sir. Well done.
    -A

  • @juhaalhojoki4747
    @juhaalhojoki4747 6 лет назад

    How about an episode of having two TdF champions in a team and what it effects to the team dynamics? Will Team Sky participate in the TdF next year with both Geraint and Froome and if so, how are they going to organize the team? Is it possible to have two cyclists in a team who both know they can win? When was the last time any team had two winners in their teams? These are the questions that I would like to see discussed and speculated.

  • @hanswurst5426
    @hanswurst5426 6 лет назад +6

    Serious question!How do you pronounce Geraint properly?

    • @alaminkadir9543
      @alaminkadir9543 6 лет назад +1

      hans wurst ger aint as in pint

    • @jungatheart6359
      @jungatheart6359 6 лет назад +1

      With the stress on the first syllable, and always a hard 'G'.

    • @hutchmusic-ux5mi
      @hutchmusic-ux5mi 6 лет назад +6

      Cham-pee-on.

    • @hanswurst5426
      @hanswurst5426 6 лет назад

      @jungatheart
      Unlike G as in Gerry Adams? Does not really make sense unless you realise it is welsh pronounciation ;)

    • @rob-c.
      @rob-c. 6 лет назад

      hans wurst Ger as in ‘air’ and (as Alamin says) aint as in ‘pint’. Also, the ‘r’ stays in the first syllable so it’s Ger-aint rather than Ger-raint.

  • @cz8085
    @cz8085 6 лет назад +1

    Which white sunglasses is he using???

  • @palmer3977
    @palmer3977 6 лет назад +7

    YES the first Welshman to win the Tour, it should be Sir Geraint Thomas bet they wont.

  • @NiiklasRun
    @NiiklasRun 6 лет назад +4

    Surprise surprise Sky did it again. Better than US Postal

  • @vinz5576
    @vinz5576 6 лет назад

    Omg I saw the moment he slide on the wet road while turning on TV.

  • @guest_informant
    @guest_informant 6 лет назад +4

    For one thing he's the guy Emma picked to win the Tour isn't he :-)?

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      He sure is, good prediction from Emma!

  • @elscruffomcscruffy8371
    @elscruffomcscruffy8371 5 месяцев назад

    Hasnt suffered from bad luck? The dude has broken/ punctured/split every common bone, and organ injury for any cyclist, including his pelvis! The bloke is ballsy

  • @roadyeti3697
    @roadyeti3697 6 лет назад

    Bravo GT. Emma called that one

    • @gcn
      @gcn  6 лет назад

      The GCN curse is broken!