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When you're eating salad and quinoa while training, all you want is a burger. In the cycling season, when I'm doing 30-odd hours of exercise a week, I'm dreaming of burgers and curries that I'll have at the end of the season.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Burger Cycling Doing Dreaming Eating End Exercise Hours Salad Season Training Want Week While You

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Everyone in the world of cycling knows how much it is a team sport as well as individual. It's just amazing to be a part of.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Amazing Cycling Everyone How How Much Individual Just Knows Much Part Sport Team Team Sport Well World

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I used to run home from school to watch Paris-Nice, so to win it is just crazy.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Crazy Home Just Run School Used Watch Win

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I was fortunate to be born when I was. There's been a massive rise in British cycling since I joined the junior programme when I was 17. It all started in 2004 when Chris Hoy won gold for the 1 km. time trial in Athens; when one person starts doing well, they take everyone with them.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Athens Been Born British Chris Cycling Doing Everyone Fortunate Gold Joined Junior Massive Person Programme Rise Since Started Starts Take Them Time Trial Well Won

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I regret not paying a bit more attention to Welsh lessons at school. My Welsh is pretty ropey, as back at my school, people didn't take Welsh lessons seriously. My dad can speak it, so I wish he'd taught me some growing up.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Attention Back Bit Dad Growing Growing Up He Lessons Me More Paying People Pretty Regret School Seriously Some Speak Take Taught Up Welsh Wish I Wish

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I miss the BBC when I'm away. I'm away so much that it's a pleasure just walking back through the door and sitting on the sofa to watch some rubbish TV.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Away Back Door Just Just Walking Miss Much Pleasure Rubbish Sitting Sofa Some Through Tv Walking Watch Bbc

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You get into such a routine of trying so hard each day and racing between 180 and 220 km., and as soon as you stop, it's weird, but you start to seize up. So it's easier if you keep the body ticking over. You just feel better for it come race day.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Better Between Body Come Day Each Each Day Easier Feel Get Hard Just Keep Over Race Racing Routine Seize Soon Start Stop Ticking Trying Up Weird You

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I get moody when I'm tired or hungry. My missus says I get moody... but not with other people. But I can get grumpy.

~Geraint Thomas

Topics: Get Grumpy Hungry Moody Other People Says Tired I Can

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Biography

Nationality: Welsh

Type: Athlete

Born: May 25th, 1986

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