Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Café Aficionado
EP2: Geraint Thomas, conquering the Tour de France mecca, Alpe d'Huez and winning in 2018
In 2018 Geraint Thomas became just the third Briton to win the Tour de France, joining Sir Brad in that elite group. In doing so he became the first man ever to win a stage up the iconic 21 hairpins of Alpe d’Huez whilst wearing the yellow jersey.
Joining Sir Brad and Graham in the café for this episode, Geraint reveals how he and Team Sky leader, Chris Froome, wrangled over the battle for yellow as he rode for history on the Alpe and tells of another occasion on the climb, “a memory I’ll never forget,” when he clung to the coattails of two of the sport’s all time greats as they battled for supremacy.
And if you’re wondering what it’s like to ride the Tour de France with a broken pelvis then Geraint can tell you…
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Credits
Presented by Sir Bradley Wiggins and Graham Willgoss
Guest: Geraint Thomas
Researcher: Luca Unwin
Production Manager: Ross Aitken
Social Video Producer: Rosie Mansfield
YouTube Editor: Theo Stocklin
Produced and Edited by: Toby Gilles
Executive Producers: Faye Stewart, Ashley Unwin & Dominic de Terville
Recorded at: London Broadcast Studio
Sir Bradley Wiggins' Café Aficionado is an Atomized Studios production.
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