Tao Geoghegan Hart: I just have to go into 2022 and try again

BERGAMO, ITALY - OCTOBER 09: Tao Geoghegan Hart of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers crosses the finishing line during the 115th Il Lombardia 2021 a 239km race from Como to Bergamo / #ilombardia / #UCIWT / on October 09, 2021 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) in action at his final race of the 2022 season, Il Lombardia (Image credit: Tim De Waele/Getty Images)

Exactly a year ago, Tao Geoghegan Hart was celebrating victory at the Giro d'Italia and savouring the emotions of pulling on the maglia rosa in the shadows of Milan's magnificent Duomo.

He had emerged as a contender in the final week of the rescheduled October Corsa Rosa as Ineos Grenadiers cracked race leader João Almeida and then leader-elect Wilco Kelderman on the Stelvio stage before the Londoner took enough time from Jai Hindley in the final time trial to snatch the maglia rosa in Milan. All in the final week.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.