Geraint Thomas reveals he rode Worlds TT without a Garmin

The Welshman says he doesn't want to make excuses but was 'riding blind' as he managed fourth place at the 2020 Worlds in Imola

Geraint Thomas at the 2020 Worlds in Imola (Yuzuru Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Geraint Thomas rode the 2020 UCI Road World Championships without a Garmin, the Welshman has revealed, having managed a fourth-place finish despite "riding blind".

The 2018 Tour de France winner looks the be riding himself into form ahead of the Giro d'Italia, having also managed second overall at Tirreno-Adriatico, but says he doesn't want to use the lack of a Garmin as an excuse for not going better than fourth in Imola.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.