Bøger af Geraint Thomas

Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas's inside guide to the greatest road climbs in cycling

The inspirational inside story of the 2018 Tour de France from Geraint Thomas, the first Welshman and third Brit ever to win the Tour

Across the UK, into Europe and further afield, these are the training rides, races and journeys closest to his heart. From one-day classics in the Peak District and Snowdonia to the rolling roads of Tuscany and the wide-open vistas of New Zealand's South Island, these are the routes you'll want to ride alongside Britain's favourite cycling superstar.We ride out with him from his winter home in the south of France, and around his old Tuscan training base as a GB Olympic hopeful at the very start of his career. We take in the valley roads of the Tour de Suisse (overall winner, 2022), and the sinuous coastal roads of Milan - San Remo.We go long in Mallorca and bounce along the short cobbled secteurs of Belgium; we take in the vineyards around Adelaide and the bright blue skies of southern California.And we have guest rides too: from world champion Remco Evenepoel and his favourite winter training ride in Calpe, Spain; around Yorkshire, with Olympic mountain bike champion, world cyclo-cross champion and newly crowned winner of Strade Bianche, Tom Pidcock; in the wilds of western Ireland from champion sprinter Sam Bennett.Twenty rides, twenty adventures you'll never forget. All of this in a small-size hardback that can slide just as easily into your hand luggage as the back pocket of your jersey.

Like no other cycling book, from no other rider

Across the UK, into Europe and further afield, these are the training rides, races and journeys closest to his heart. From one-day classics in the Peak District and Snowdonia to the rolling roads of Tuscany and the wide-open vistas of New Zealand's South Island, these are the routes you'll want to ride alongside Britain's favourite cycling superstar.We ride out with him from his winter home in the south of France, and around his old Tuscan training base as a GB Olympic hopeful at the very start of his career. We take in the valley roads of the Tour de Suisse (overall winner, 2022), and the sinuous coastal roads of Milan - San Remo.We go long in Mallorca and bounce along the short cobbled secteurs of Belgium; we take in the vineyards around Adelaide and the bright blue skies of southern California.And we have guest rides too: from world champion Remco Evenepoel and his favourite winter training ride in Calpe, Spain; around Yorkshire, with Olympic mountain bike champion, world cyclo-cross champion and newly crowned winner of Strade Bianche, Tom Pidcock; in the wilds of western Ireland from champion sprinter Sam Bennett.Twenty rides, twenty adventures you'll never forget. All of this in a small-size hardback that can slide just as easily into your hand luggage as the back pocket of your jersey.

Ioan is a small, quiet and shy ten-year-old who, not surprisingly, everyone, including his mother and stepfather, calls Mouse. The only thing about Mouse which made him different from most other quiet and shy 10-year-olds was that he had a very real and vivid imagination. Most children daydream from time to time, especially during boring lessons, but Mouse 'lived' in his dreams, the real world was rarely visited! He was forever fantasising about being some kind of superhero - Agent Mouse. Mouse is still coming to terms with the tragic loss of his real father. His alter ego - Agent Mouse - helps him to cope when the family move to live in Conway and he gets on the wrong side of, Biston, the school bully. But a school trip to scale the majestic heights of Snowdon has unexpected consequences and Mouse's life will never be quite the same again.

Meet Bidge and Bodge, two fun-loving bears who live in the tallest tree in the forest. Alongside their best friend Mincy, a cat with attitude, the bears are continually getting into scrapes. Join our intrepid heroes on their adventures as they meet a fairy, a giant, a sandman, and some rather nasty pirates. A charming and sweet-hearted...

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