Tao Geoghegan Hart makes season debut at Tour du Var

MILANO ITALY OCTOBER 25 Podium Tao Geoghegan Hart of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers Pink Leader Jersey Celebration Trofeo Senza Fine Trophy Duomo di Milano Milan Cathedral during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 21 a 157km Individual time trial from Cernusco sul Naviglio to Milano ITT girodiitalia Giro on October 25 2020 in Milano Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) won the Giro title in 2020 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Ineos Grenadiers have announced their lineup for the upcoming Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var, with Giro d'Italia champion Tao Geoghegan Hart making his 2021 debut, alongside Rohan Dennis and vaunted neo-pro Tom Pidcock, who won the U23 Giro last season.

The trio, who will be joined by 2018 Tour winner Geraint Thomas after his season opener at the Étoile de Bèsseges, will start their season at the three-day stage race, which runs from February 19-21, and features a summit finish in Gourdon on the opening stage.

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