▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁December , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁named ▁BBC ▁Wales ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁before ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁main ▁BBC ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁cy cling . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁Tour ▁runner - up ▁He ▁finished ▁second ▁behind ▁team mate ▁E gan ▁Bern al . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Wel sh - spe aking ▁fans ▁of ▁Ger aint ▁had ▁begun ▁singing ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁Tit w ▁Tom os ▁Las ▁by ▁Hog ia ' r ▁Wy dd fa , ▁a ▁popular ▁Wel sh - language ▁qu int et ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁song , ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁blue ▁tit ▁bird ▁( T it w ▁Tom os ▁Las ▁in ▁Wel sh ) ▁emphas ised ▁Ger aint ' s ▁surname , ▁sp elt ▁Tom os ▁in ▁Wel sh . ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁C ym ru ▁prompt ly ▁recorded ▁an ▁updated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁Hog ia ' r ▁Wy dd fa ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁contemporary ▁group , ▁S idd i , ▁and ▁br ass ▁band , ▁Band ▁Pres ▁L lare gg ub , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁children . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁for ▁A led ▁Hugh es ' s