To honor the hard work of frontline workers and to raise money for the NHS, Geraint Thomas (open in new tab) has mimicked the National Health Service's typical hospital work shift pattern in the UK, with a home trainer for 12 consecutive hours of 3 announced that they would be cycling.

The 2018 Tour de France winner and Team Ineos (open in new tab) rider will ride for 12 consecutive hours on Wednesday, April 15, Thursday, April 16, and Friday, April 17, starting at 7:30 am BST.

The so-called "G's NHS Zwift Shifts" aims to raise funds for NHS Charities Together, and Thomas has set an initial target of £100,000.NHS Charities Together is currently working with the NHS on the COVID-19 appeal a national membership organization representing 140 charities currently working with the NHS on the COVID-19 appeal.

Thomas is riding from his garage in Wales on the Zwift platform, encouraging fans and other cyclists to be part of the ride. The three 12-hour rides will also be streamed live on Thomas' Facebook page and on the Team Ineos Facebook page, so people can track his progress, donate money, and encourage him.

Team Ineos recently launched an initiative to produce and deliver one million bottles of hand sanitizer to hospitals. Meanwhile, Team Ineos riders will participate in their first e-ride and e-race on the Zwift platform on Sunday afternoon.

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"I wanted to help in any way I could. All I know how to do is ride a bike, so I thought I'd do a charity ride and mirror the shift of NHS workers," Thomas said in a video message announcing the charity fundraiser at his home trainer.

"Starting Wednesday, April 15, I'm going to use Zwift here, in my garage, to do three 12-hour shifts back to back. If you'd like, you can join Zwift, make a small donation, and run with me.

"I've never run this long in one day, so I'll be pretty sore by the end of day 1, let alone day 3. I will be live streaming everything on my Facebook page so you can see me suffer."