If you follow road or track cycling at all, you’ll know who Geraint Thomas is: a multiple World Champ on the track, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist there as well. Oh yeah–he also won the Tour de France in 2018.
He’s also a Zwifter–you probably saw him in the “Fun is Fast” campaign.
Now, thanks to the magic of Zwift, we all have a chance to ride with Geraint. He’ll be leading a group ride with Eric Min on Watopia’s Sand and Sequoias route next Thursday at 11:30am PT. (Many Zwifters will already be riding this route next week, since it’s featured for stage 3 of Tour de Zwift! But who would turn down the chance to ride with G for a quick lap?)
Chat with Eric and G
Have something you want to ask Zwift CEO Eric Min or Geraint Thomas? Join the ride and use the in-game messaging to ask your question.
Route Details
The ride is on Watopia’s Sand and Sequoias route which begins in the Fuego Flats desert then takes you through the twisty, rolling Titans Grove preserve.
Officially the route is 12.6 miles (20.2km) long with 482′ (147m) of climbing, but there’s a flat lead-in at the beginning of approximately 1.5 miles (2.5km).
Pace
Riders of all ages and skill levels are invited. This will be a large group ride, with faster riders naturally moving to the front while slower riders move to the back. Go at your own pace, or try to ride next to Eric or Geraint so you can be sure to see messages from both.
See you on course!
I’m surprised G’s avatar doesn’t have his old school Oakley sunglasses.
Nice, I just bought G‘s shoes today. That would be a good chance to wear them the first time.
Surprise, surprise – Eric’s favorite route 😉
Just my opinion that if people knew how little GT zwifted they’d a) expect a different ambassador and b) be surprised Zwift invited him back. You know, at least get an ambassador that uses your product.
Of all the flavours, you had to be salty.
I love zwift and Eric, seeing him interact with users in zwift and on other forums. But the affiliation with GT grinds my gears from a user and business perspective. There’s heaps of cycling pros on there, celeb like motorsport pros, prob other athletes too. Using it willingly and regularly. But they chose to stay with GT who has logged almost nothing on zwift. My thoughts are if you want to affiliate with someone who doesn’t use it then may as well find someone who has a non cycling profile with even wider mass appeal. Ie not GT. I don’t… Read more »
can’t wait to drop them both and die lol
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apart from an e-bike to keep up with G… what’s the best legal Zwift bike for this route?
Fastest bike would be the Specialized Venge S-Works with Zipp 858/Super9 wheels. Tron is a solid choice too.
I tend to leave the Tron as default after accidentally getting caught out selecting a TT for a group race! Never again!