Geraint Thomas auctions infamous Tour de France time trial gilet for charity

Ineos Grenadiers teams British rider Geraint Thomas cycles past the Little Mermaid statue during the 1st stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 132 km individual time trial stage in Copenhagen in Denmark on July 1 2022 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images
Thomas rode the first half of Stage 1's individual time trial wearing a gilet (Image credit: Getty images)

Geraint Thomas took to social media on Monday to auction off his Ineos Grenadiers gilet at the Tour de France, with the proceeds set to go to his Cycling Trust.

The gilet gained notoriety on stage 1 of the Tour de France in Copenhagen, when Thomas admitted that he had forgotten to take it off for his effort in the 13.2km time trial.

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Katy is a freelance writer and journalist. She has published interviews, features, and previews in Cycling News, Rouleur, Cyclist Magazine and the British Continental. She also writes opinion pieces on her own website writebikerepeat.com and is a frequent contributor to the Quicklink podcast. 


She is obsessed with the narrative element of bike racing, from the bigger picture to the individual stories. She is a cyclocross nut who is 5% Belgian and wonders if this entitles her to citizenship. Her favourite races are Ronde van Vlaanderen and La Vuelta.


In her spare time Katy is a published short fiction and non-fiction author.