Members of champion’s former cycling club, friends and fans gathered to cheer his victory
The sky was grey and streams of water ran down the Maindy Flyers cycle track, where Geraint Thomas first learned to ride competitively 23 years ago. But the sodden children and parents from Thomas’s old club in Cardiff were, for the most part, buzzing with excitement as they gathered in their yellow and blue jerseys to celebrate the first Welshman and only the third British rider ever to win the Tour de France.
“It’s amazing, particularly because he came from the club,” said Sarah Tregear, whose children both cycle with the club. “We did look at flights to Paris last night, but for the children there’s no better place to be than here.”
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