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Exclusive interview: the cyclist Geraint Thomas on Welsh pride, drugs cheats and winning the Tour de France
![GERAINT THOMAS, welsh cyclist, winner of the 2018 Tour de France, appearing at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru /National Eisteddfod of Wales - Bae Caerdydd / Cardiff Bay, Wales UK . August 2018. GERAINT THOMAS, welsh cyclist, winner of the 2018 Tour de France, appearing at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru /National Eisteddfod of Wales - Bae Caerdydd / Cardiff Bay, Wales UK . August 2018.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PF7MWM/geraint-thomas-welsh-cyclist-winner-of-the-2018-tour-de-france-appearing-at-the-eisteddfod-genedlaethol-cymru-national-eisteddfod-of-wales-bae-caerdydd-cardiff-bay-wales-uk-august-2018-the-welsh-language-cultural-event-is-held-annually-on-the-first-whole-week-in-august-on-a-different-site-each-year-alternating-between-north-and-south-wales-PF7MWM.jpg)
GERAINT THOMAS, welsh cyclist, winner of the 2018 Tour de France, appearing at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru /National Eisteddfod of Wales - Bae Caerdydd / Cardiff Bay, Wales UK . August 2018.
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Geraint Thomas warned his 'life will change' as Welsh government plans parade to celebrate Tour de France win
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From Wales to the Champs-Élysées: the selfless rise of Geraint Thomas | Geraint Thomas | The Guardian
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