This time last year while the TdF was underway, I was cycling in Italy at the Maratona Dolomiti. On the last long climb - Passo Valpairola - to my astonishment, a rider I caught had his name printed out on his number, there for all to see, Geraint Thomas.
I was mentioning this last night to some riders I know but I was accused of out and out lying, mistaken identity, a spell of delusion caused by exhaustion, all sorts but I stood my ground enjoying what I can reveal. The longer this goes on, the sweeter the reveal when I show them I was telling the absolute truth. I'm hoping someone wants to place a bet on it actually.
On that last climb, I switched on my head-cam and the rider I caught's name is as clear as is my conversation with cyclist Geraint Thomas in Italy while Geraint Thomas was riding to win the TdF at about the same time a few miles away and over the border. How could he be in two places at once? There was something any doubting Thomas was missing.
Geraint Thomas was cycling alongside a female, also with the last name Thomas and she turned out to be his wife. Of course, I wasn't the only person to engage in conversation with him that day because to happen to see someone with that name at that time was such a massive coincidence, it would have been rude not to mention it.
I like mentioning that now to see the confusion. I'm not going to upload that footage on here - too much faff - but anyone doubting the veracity of this can check on the finishers at last year's Maratona Dolomiti and check out the names. He and I did the same route and our times are not a million miles apart.
I was mentioning this last night to some riders I know but I was accused of out and out lying, mistaken identity, a spell of delusion caused by exhaustion, all sorts but I stood my ground enjoying what I can reveal. The longer this goes on, the sweeter the reveal when I show them I was telling the absolute truth. I'm hoping someone wants to place a bet on it actually.
On that last climb, I switched on my head-cam and the rider I caught's name is as clear as is my conversation with cyclist Geraint Thomas in Italy while Geraint Thomas was riding to win the TdF at about the same time a few miles away and over the border. How could he be in two places at once? There was something any doubting Thomas was missing.
Geraint Thomas was cycling alongside a female, also with the last name Thomas and she turned out to be his wife. Of course, I wasn't the only person to engage in conversation with him that day because to happen to see someone with that name at that time was such a massive coincidence, it would have been rude not to mention it.
I like mentioning that now to see the confusion. I'm not going to upload that footage on here - too much faff - but anyone doubting the veracity of this can check on the finishers at last year's Maratona Dolomiti and check out the names. He and I did the same route and our times are not a million miles apart.
