We could have won the Tour de France in 2018, go for a bike ride and have it stolen like Mr. Everyone.
The mishap happened this weekend to Welshman Geraint Thomas, winner of the Grande Boucle three years ago.
The leader of the Ineos Grenadiers left to ride this weekend in the south of France for a classic training outing.
He stopped in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes) in a café for a little break.
When he left the facility, his bicycle was missing. He had it stolen like anyone: "Nice ride," he wrote on his Twitter account. Nice coffee stop in Menton except the fact that someone stole my bike. Now I'm in an Uber to go home. This is a
Dogma F
with F12 stickers (from the Pinarello brand) with mismatched wheels and needs to be washed. “FYI, a bike like this costs around 12,000 euros.
Fortunately for Geraint Thomas, his "precious" machine was found a few hours later thanks to the vigilance of the national police.
And it is again on his social networks that the Welshman thanked his saviors by posting a photo alongside them: “A big thank you to the Menton police for their help, all's well that ends well.
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Look what showed up !!
Boy have I got a good story for you on next week's @gtcc_ pod 🤣 Big thanks to the Menton Police for their help 👮♂️👌 All's well that ends well pic.twitter.com/qW5x8qXnbt
- Geraint Thomas (@ GeraintThomas86) November 14, 2021
Geraint Thomas has been living in Monaco for a few years, about fifteen kilometers from Menton.
At 35, he assured a few days ago in an interview with the BBC that he did not intend to end his career in the coming months.