Motion text
That this House congratulates Geraint Thomas from Wales on his victory in the 2018 Tour de France; acknowledges the support of his fellow Team Sky cyclists Chris Froome, Egan Arley Bernal Gomez, Jonathan Castroviejo, Michal Kwiatkowski, Gianni Moscon, Wout Poels and Luke Rowe; notes that Geraint wore the famous Maillot Jaune for 11 consecutive days after winning Stage 11 between Albertville and La Rosiere; further notes that Geraint also won the iconic Alpe D’Huez stage becoming the first cyclist in the history of the Tour de France to win it whilst wearing the yellow jersey; notes the euphoric response in Wales to his victory; congratulates Carmarthenshire County Council for renaming Carmarthen velodrome after Geraint; notes that the Wales National Velodrome in Newport has also been renamed in his honour; and calls on the Government to play its part by renaming the Severn Bridges in recognition of the remarkable achievement by Geraint Thomas in winning the 2018 Tour de France.
Signatures (18)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 September 2018
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
5 September 2018
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
5 September 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
5 September 2018
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 September 2018
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 September 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2018
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 September 2018
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
10 September 2018
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on
12 September 2018
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 October 2018
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 September 2018
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2018
Twist, Liz
Labour
Signed on
13 September 2018
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
9 October 2018
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 November 2018
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.