Thomas Boudat celebrates his jubilee this weekend with a big race

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What are champions made of? Not just gold. If they remain in the memories and hearts of their supporters, it is often thanks to the close relationship they manage to create with them over the years.

Unfortunate at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the cyclist South Girondins Thomas Boudat certainly did not bring back any precious Olympic charm to his land of Mourens (Gironde). But his story and his journey command admiration.

He trades his handlebars for pruning shears

The cyclist thus ends his professional career. However, South Girondin did not have time to think about it. He swapped his handlebars for a pair of pruners to take care of the family property. A change of life that he had been preparing for some time already…

“It was something I had already projected in my mind,” he confesses. Anyway, I didn’t ride a bike to chase fame. »

Thomas Boudat has touched glory by managing, season after season, to find a place for himself in an ultra-competitive environment and to glean superb victories; like its success at omnium world championship in 2014. Today, it is time for him to leave the sporting scene.

The 3rd edition of the Thomas-Boudat

Son jubilee ? It is planned on the occasion of the third edition of the Thomas-Boudatthe flagship race of this fall 2024. See you on Sunday October 20, 2024.

On the program:

• Mountain bike hikes
• Trails
• Walking hikes
• A road hikeetc.

A nice menu. “It will be a very busy day,” announces the new retiree. Last year, we welcomed nearlya thousand people. This year, we would like to do as much, or even better. »

Cycling and vineyards are two very demanding professions. You have to be very motivated and resilient.

This very special moment, which he will share with big names in cycling and a crowd of anonymous people, will mark “a turning point” for Thomas Boudat: “This will really mark the transition between the bike and the vine. It’s important to do this. »

But don’t worry about him. Mourens’ child will not be disoriented.

“You have to be in the vineyard, in the cellar, every day”

“Cycling and vineyards are two very demanding professions,” he analyzes. Especially in the current period. You have to be very motivated and resilient. It’s not easy every day. The reality is thatyou have to be in the vineyard every dayin the winery, in the stores, and contact customers. When it stops on one side, it starts on the other. It’s like on a bike, you have to give of yourself for it to work. »

The Thomas-Boudat, Sunday October 20, departing from Mourens. Trails, hikes, mountain biking, etc. Registrations and additional information: la-thomasboudat.com

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