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My story

 

FOR the second time in three years, Geoff Thomas and his Unity Team undertook one of the most testing challenges in all of professional sport during the summer of 2007 - The Tour de France.

Riding two days behind the actual race, Geoff and his intrepid team mates, including special guest riders such as football legend Ian Wright, attempted to cover the 3,550-kilometre course.

Geoff had successfully completed the route in 2005, raising over £170,000 for Leukaemia Research in the process.

Those efforts were sufficient to win the prestigious BBC Helen Rollason Sports Personality Award and the ringing personal praise of the greatest cyclist to ever live – seven-times Tour winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong.

Geoff explained: “I think it’s a well-known story now that when I was being treated for leukaemia, Lance’s book was a huge inspiration for me and led to me riding the Tour in 2005.

“This time, though, there was a slightly different motive. Four of the Unity team are, like me, cancer survivors and I thought it was important to spread the news and show examples of how many brave and inspirational people there are in the cancer community.

“Lance was an inspiration to me and people were kind enough to say I helped inspire them in 2005. Well, these guys should be an inspiration to everyone for what they accomplished and how they did it.”

The 2007 Tour de France started in London, giving the ride a personal feel to Geoff who spent the most successful period of his football career in the capital withCrystalPalace.

The route covered 3,550 kilometres, made up of 11 flat stages, 6 mountain stages, 1 medium mountain stage and 2 individual time-trial stages.  There were 3 mountain finishes, 2 rest days, 117 kilometres of individual time-trials and 21 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes.

It also featured some emotional highs and heartbreaking lows for Geoff, the riders and their hard-working support staff.

And you can follow the Unity Team every step of the way by visiting the Taking on Le Tour 2007 pages at www.geoffthomasfoundation.com

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Best of luck with Le Tour to the whole team, fantastic effort Donation by Justin Cairns 10/07/07  

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Go for it! Donation by Len 10/07/07  

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Dan and the guys.......Chapeau ! Donation by Gavin Sykes 09/07/07  

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good luck Geoff, you're doing an amazing job Donation by mistergoldie 09/07/07  

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So much for having 'nothing planned' for this year Pete! Hope the company have sorted all your fuel Donation by Chris Wild 09/07/07  

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Top effort fella Donation by Ross 09/07/07  

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Best of luck Ritchie! (Andrew Robson) and to everyone else involved Donation by Adam Burchell 09/07/07  

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Good luck to you and everyone else riding for your charity Donation by Georgina Browning 09/07/07  

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truly inspiring - good luck Donation by patrick 09/07/07  

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Dave - good luck. We think what you are doing is amazing. Girls say hi and send a huge hug!! Donation by Meinir 09/07/07  

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good luck Donation by christopher gilbart 09/07/07  

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Good luck Geoff. Look forward to seeing you at Selhurst again soon. Keep on inspiring! Donation by Martin Stanford 08/07/07  

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Good luck Geoff, up the Wolves!!! Donation by suze 08/07/07  

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all the very best keep up the fight Donation by mribbands 07/07/07  

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May your pedals yurn smoothly Donation by Jim Bryce 07/07/07  

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All the best Geoff and the Unity Team. You are inspirational. Donation by David Morgan 07/07/07  

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Keep those pedals turning...turning, turning, turning. Donation by richard 06/07/07  

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Permision to engage the granny ring. PB Donation by Paul 06/07/07  

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Good luck Donation by vic wwfc 06/07/07  

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good luck geoff Donation by dean 06/07/07  

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hope all goes well on the tour Donation by colin 05/07/07  

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Anyone who can spend three weeks with Whitt really deserves more than this...best of luck to all of Donation by John Wardle 05/07/07  

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Good luck Mike and all the team Donation by James and Natasha Scrivens 04/07/07  

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keep going Donation by woody 04/07/07  

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