Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Team Pursuit |
| 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1 |
World Championships
| Year | Venue | 4km Individual Pursuit | Team Pursuit | Madison |
| 2011/2012 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Manchester, GBR | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Palma de Mallorca, ESP | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Bordeaux, FRA | 2 |
European Championships
| Year | Venue | Team Pursuit |
| 2011/2012 | Apeldoorn, NED | 1 |
World Cup Overview 2008 - 2012
| Year | Venue | 4km Individual Pursuit | Team Pursuit |
| 2011/2012 | London, GBR | 2 | |
| 2010/2011 | Manchester, GBR | 2 | 1 |
| 2009/2010 | Manchester, GBR | 1 | 1 |
| 2008/2009 | Manchester, GBR | 1 |
World Cup (Ranking)
| Year | 4km Individual Pursuit |
| 2010/2011 | 2 |
| 2009/2010 | 5 |
Nickname
Gez, G, Crazy G, G Man. (geraintthomas.com, 09 Sep 2010)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Team Sky, Great Britain
Coach
Dan Hunt (britishcycling.org.uk, 09 Aug 2011)
Debut
2006 for Wales, Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, VIC) (britishcycling.org.uk, 06 Feb 2012)
Injuries
At the start of 2009 he suffered a crash during the Tirreno-Adriatico time trial in Macerata, Italy. He fell 20 feet off the side of the road, fractured his hip and broke the scaphoid bone in his wrist. (cyclingnews.com, 16 Mar 2009)
Doctors were forced to remove his spleen in 2005 after a training accident ahead of the 2005 Sydney World Cup. The accident kept him off his bike for six weeks. (britishcycling.org.uk, 01 Jul 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started cycling at the age of 10 with the Maindy Flyers at the Maindy Leisure Centre in Cardiff. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
He began cycling after seeing an advert for the Maindy Flyers Cycling Club. (cyclingnews.com, 05 Jul 2007)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (South Wales Echo, 13 Jan 2012; britishcycling.org.uk, 15 Jan 2012)
Training
He trains for anything between 25 to 35 hours a week on the road. (BBC Sport, 08 Sep 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing second on the third stage of the 2010 Tour de France to claim the white jersey.(teamsky.com, 06 Feb 2012)
Mark Cavendish's win for Great Britain at the 2011 Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. "It went better than any of us dreamed of. It was just an unbelievable day and I don't think there'll be one like it again." (britishcycling.org.uk, 15 Jan 2012)
Hero
Jan Ulrich, Lance Armstrong, Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins. (BBC Sport, 08 Sep 2010)
Superstitions / Rituals
He always puts his racing shoes and helmet in his hand baggage when he travels and likes to listen to hip-hop music to get in the zone before a race. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The sacrifices are worthwhile when you stand on the podium at an Olympic Games or world championships." (South Wales Echo, 13 Jan 2012)
Awards
He won the 2011 British Olympic Association's [BOA] Olympic Athlete of the Year award for cycling. (velonation.com, 22 Dec 2011)
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2009 New Year's Honours List. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
He was the youngest rider in the 2007 Tour de France, and became the first Welsh rider to contest the tour since Colin Lewis in 1967. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
In 2004 he won the Carwyn James Junior Award at the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year event. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
General
TURNING PRO
He became a professional cyclist in 2007, when he signed for the Barloworld team. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
TRACK V ROAD
He decided to skip the 2012 Tour de France and road cycling's Spring Classics in order to compete at his best at 2012 Olympic Games in London, but admits that the environments for track and road cycling are very different. "On the road you are left to your own devices in a way. The support is there if you need it, but it is left to you to take it or not. Whereas, with the track, it is a bit like going back to school. The training, gym sessions, lunch, dinner, everything is done for you." (South Wales Echo, 13 Jan 2012)
MEAT THE SPONSORS
He is the official Sporting Ambassador for Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef. (geraintthomas.com, 06 Feb 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
