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geraint
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Geraint, Sir Geraintnoun
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
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Geraint
Geraint () is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a valiant warrior possibly related to the historical Geraint, an early 8th-century king of Dumnonia. It is also the name of a 6th-century Dumnonian saint king from Briton hagiographies, who may have lived during or shortly prior to the reign of the historical Arthur. The name Geraint is a Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius, meaning "old man".
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Geraint is a male given name of Welsh origin. It is commonly used in Wales and other parts of the United Kingdom. The name itself is derived from the Welsh word "geraint" which means "old". Having historical reference from the famous tale of Arthurian Romance, Geraint was a legendary British king and hero who also became one of King Arthur's knights in most of the mythological stories. Notably, one of the most popular bearers of the name is Geraint Thomas, a Welsh professional cyclist. The name may also refer to 'Geraint and Enid', one of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's English poems that retells the medieval story of the same name.
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Geraint
Geraint is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a king of Dumnonia and a valiant warrior. He may have lived during or shortly prior to the reign of the historical Arthur, but some scholars doubt he ever existed. The name is a Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of geraint in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of geraint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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We're still here to try and win the race, whatever way that is. I think it's fantastic for us to have those options. Obviously Geraint is in the perfect place now, we should see him going in to yellow over the next couple of days, but I'm still very much in the game. I think it's great for us to have those options to be able to play when it comes down to it, especially looking at rivals that have two or three options within their teams. A team like Movistar, for example, has two or three leaders.
I'm fine but it's just frustrating as the crash happened at a key point in the race, i caught up for the final ascent, was moving up a bit and by the time I got to the top 15-20, that's when Alaphilippe and Pinot attacked over the top to take the bonus seconds and I was gassed for a bit. Geraint Thomas had Geraint Thomas team mate Michal Kwiatkowski to thank for Michal Kwiatkowski recovery.
There are a lot of big names in that team who would potentially have had to look for new sponsors and there's limited places now with the amount of teams that have folded, i'm sure if that's true and it all comes off, it's signed and the money's in the bank then I think that'll be a big weight off the like of Geraint, Froome's shoulders before they go into the Grand Tours really.
What happened today is a big surprise for many. It was the first day of the pure battle for the overall with big climbs. Personally I felt well and that makes me happy, as a team, Geraint Thomas has lost some time and that's not good. I was available to help Geraint Thomas but, through the radio, they told me not to wait for Geraint Thomas.
We have such a talent pool of elite men's road riders in this country that final selection was quite tricky even though the course is so challenging, looking at the time trial, we have selected two very experienced time trial riders this year in G( Geraint Thomas) and Alex Dowsett, both of whom suit the course and as such we can expect to see good performances from them both.
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