Rugby star Gareth Thomas thrilled local girl guides when he stopped off in Monifieth as part of an epic cross country cycle to deliver a prestigious award.
The Welsh star, the first openly gay rugby player, cycled from Cardiff to Aberdeen for Sport Relief to deliver the Sports Personality of the Year trophy to Ben Stokes at last night night’s ceremony.
Mr Thomas, who recently spoke publicly about being diagnosed with HIV and completed a 140-mile triathlon to show that people with the virus can still lead active lives, stopped off at Tesco in Monifieth to finish Saturday’s cycling and met with members of Girlguiding Dundee.
The sports star was joined by different people each day on a four person pedibike to raise money for Sport Relief along the way.
Laura Morrison, from Girlguiding Dundee, said: “We were so excited that Comic Relief reached out to us to ask if we would like to come and wave Gareth in when he completed the penultimate day of his Tour de Trophy.
“It was amazing to meet him and despite it being dark and freezing cold, he stopped to char to us and the whole team were incredibly friendly.
“What an amazing way of raising awareness and much needed funds.”
