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Elton John and sports stars sing Geraint Thomas’s praises
London— Geraint Thomas has been overwhelmed by the reaction to his recent Tour de France victory, with one particular favourite a video featuring musician Elton John, footballers Gareth Bale and Thierry Henry, and rugby player Sam Warburton. The 32-year-old Welshman — who went to the same school as the younger duo of Bale and Warburton — admitted to The Daily Telegraph he had watched the video endlessly in a taxi on the way back to his hotel following celebrating his epic win on Sunday in Paris. Thomas, who according to the paper has pencilled in a return to Cardiff for a parade next Thursday from his home in Monaco, said the impact of his achievement had yet to sink in. He told the paper his life had been "turned upside down" although he had yet to give much thought to the remark by 2012 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins that his life would change irrevocably. "It’s just been one thing after the next," said Thomas, an avid Arsenal fan who received a call from former Gunners m...
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