Geraint Thomas Quiz: Wales's Tour de France Champion

In 2018 a rider from Cardiff became the first Welshman to win the Tour de France, and this Geraint Thomas quiz follows his long career. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on team pursuit golds, Team Sky, stage wins at La Rosière and Alpe d'Huez, the Commonwealth Games, the 2023 Giro and BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Hometown
In which city was Geraint Thomas born?
Track
Which Olympic event did Thomas win in 2008 and 2012?
Tour
In which year did Thomas win the Tour de France?
Alpe
Which famous climb did Thomas win in the yellow jersey in 2018?
Team
For which team did Thomas ride most of his career?
Commonwealth
Which title did Thomas win for Wales in 2014?
Giro
By how many seconds did Thomas lose the 2023 Giro d'Italia?
Podiums
Where did Thomas finish in the 2019 Tour de France?
Award
Which BBC award did Thomas win in 2018?
Nickname
What nickname do fans often use for Thomas?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which city was Geraint Thomas born?
Answer: Cardiff
He grew up in Cardiff and joined the Maindy Flyers club as a boy.
Q2: Which Olympic event did Thomas win in 2008 and 2012?
Answer: Team pursuit
He won track gold with Great Britain's team pursuit squad in Beijing and London.
Q3: In which year did Thomas win the Tour de France?
Answer: 2018
He became the first Welsh winner of the race.
Q4: Which famous climb did Thomas win in the yellow jersey in 2018?
Answer: Alpe d'Huez
He was the first rider to win on Alpe d'Huez while wearing yellow.
Q5: For which team did Thomas ride most of his career?
Answer: Team Sky, later Ineos Grenadiers
He stayed with the British team from its start in 2010.
Q6: Which title did Thomas win for Wales in 2014?
Answer: Commonwealth Games road race
He won the road race in Glasgow despite a puncture.
Q7: By how many seconds did Thomas lose the 2023 Giro d'Italia?
Answer: 14
Primož Roglič overturned his lead in the mountain time trial on Monte Lussari.
Q8: Where did Thomas finish in the 2019 Tour de France?
Answer: Second
Teammate Egan Bernal won, with Thomas runner-up.
Q9: Which BBC award did Thomas win in 2018?
Answer: Sports Personality of the Year
The public vote recognized his Tour win.
Q10: What nickname do fans often use for Thomas?
Answer: G
Friends and teammates have long called him G.

Geraint Thomas Quiz – Wales's Tour de France Champion

Geraint Thomas was born in Cardiff in 1986 and began racing with the Maindy Flyers. He first found success on the track, winning Olympic team pursuit gold in 2008 and 2012.

On the road, Thomas rode for Team Sky, later Ineos Grenadiers, supporting leaders such as Chris Froome. In 2014 he won the Commonwealth Games road race for Wales. In 2018 he won stages at La Rosière and Alpe d'Huez and became the first Welshman to win the Tour de France.

Thomas finished second at the 2019 Tour and third in 2022. At the 2023 Giro d'Italia he lost by just 14 seconds in the final mountain time trial. He won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2018.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cycling fans will enjoy these questions on a Welsh champion.

Where Thomas started
What he won on the track
How he won the Tour
Which races he nearly won
Which honors he received

Did You Know?

The Maindy track is in Cardiff.
Thomas is known for his humor in interviews.
He wrote a book called The Tour According to G.
Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour.
Thomas has raced the Tour more than a dozen times.