Geraint Thomas: 'I had the best run into the Tour I've had, it's not like I've suddenly become a crap rider'

After a run of bad luck, the Welshman wants to shake up his regular race programme and enjoy his last few years in the peloton, as well as remaining in the hunt for victories

Geraint Thomas
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Even if you hadn't seen Geraint Thomas posting pictures of himself on Instagram back on his bike after the longest off-season of his career - three and a half week's holiday before his shoulder operation demanded a further three weeks off - the fact he's on this Zoom call lying horizontally (as all good cyclists should do when they're not on the bike) is proof that he's back training. Still in the game and not done just yet.

Those Instagram photos are the tip of the iceberg for the 2018 Tour de France winner's off-the-bike duties. Thomas is the 10th most-followed pro on social media, a total of 1.2 million followers across all platforms, the equivalent of nearly half the population of his native Wales. On top of that he has not one but two podcasts on the go, the fabulously-named Watts Occurring with team-mate Luke Rowe and his newer, eponymous Geraint Thomas Cycling Club

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