Geraint Thomas: I must have done something wrong in a previous life

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Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) has explained that he has no serious injuries after crashing during the men's Olympic Games road race in Tokyo on Saturday, but was nevertheless left to ponder his misfortune.

The former Tour de France winner hit the deck with just over 150 kilometres to go in a fall that several other riders came down in, too, including his own teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.