{"id":180075,"date":"2020-10-26T13:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T13:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=180075"},"modified":"2020-10-29T10:41:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T10:41:28","slug":"tao-geoghegan-hart-wins-giro-ditalia-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/10\/26\/tao-geoghegan-hart-wins-giro-ditalia-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tao Geoghegan Hart Wins Giro d\u2019Italia and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Team Ineos does it again<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After Geraint Thomas had to leave the Italian Grand Tour with a fractured pelvis, not many thought Ineos Grenadiers will win the GC. It looked like they tried to focus on winning stages instead. And they did just that. The British squad won a third of all the stages. However, 25-year-old Tao Geoghegan Hart focused on the GC and grew into the role as the race progressed. And, in the end, he won it.<\/p>\n

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They did it again. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe story I like about Tao is that when we started the team, he bunked off school to ride behind the other guys, dreaming of being a pro and now coming into the team and winning a Grand Tour. It\u2019s the stuff of comic books, really,\u201d Dave Brailsford, the team\u2019s principal, said.<\/p>\n

This time, it wasn\u2019t defensive riding for the Ineos Grenadiers. It was attack, attack, attack.<\/p>\n

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Riding for the win. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhat I like about this is we\u2019ve done the train, the defensive style of riding, won a lot doing that, but it\u2019s not much fun compared to this. The sport is about racing, the emotion, the exhilarating moments and that\u2019s where we want to be,\u201d Brailsford explained.<\/p>\n

Will we see this kind of racing at the next Tour then? Probably not. Still, it would be nice.<\/p>\n

Final general classification<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) \u2013 85:40:21
\n2. Jai Hindley (Sunweb) + 39s
\n3. Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) + 1:29
\n4. Jo\u00e3o Almeida (Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step) + 2:57
\n5. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-McLaren) + 3:09
\n6. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) + 7:02
\n7. Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo) + 8:15
\n8. Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) + 8:42
\n9. Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck \u2013 Quick-Step) + 9:57
\n10. Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain-McLaren) + 11:05<\/p>\n

The decisive week<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Experience the ups and downs as Team Sunweb fought for the famous Maglia Rosa and the GC title, before ending the race with a historic double podium with Jai Hindley and Wilco Kelderman in 2nd and 3rd respectively. This documentary is amazing!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Carapaz takes the lead<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Ineos Grenadiers still might turn this season around. After the disappointment at the Tour, Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro and now Richard Carapaz leads at La Vuelta. Stage 6 didn\u2019t feature any climbs as difficult as the cancelled Col du Tourmalet but the finish at Formigal still proved difficult for many of the GC hopefuls.<\/p>\n

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Carapaz now leads at La Vuelta. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (Jumbo-Visma) and Dan Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) struggled and Richard Carapaz surged ahead and donned the red jersey for the first time in this race. He now has an 18-second lead over Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) who sits in second. Will the Ecuadorian defend the jersey all the way till the end? Well, he\u2019s got Chris Froome to help him do it. He knows a thing or two about defending the lead.<\/p>\n

General classification after stage six<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1 Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) \u2013 24:34:39
\n2 Hugh Carthy (EF Pro Cycling) + 18s
\n3 Daniel Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation) + 20s
\n4 Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) + 30s
\n5 Enric Mas Nicolau (Movistar Team) + 1:07
\n6 Felix Gro\u00dfschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) + 1:30
\n7 Marc Soler (Movistar Team) + 1:42
\n8 Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott) + 2:02
\n9 David De la Cruz (UAE Team Emirates) + 2:46<\/p>\n

Join our contest!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Sounds reasonable<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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You can rest now<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#Giro<\/a> rest day mood \ud83d\ude01 pic.twitter.com\/evnWSh4Uz7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team (@soudalquickstep) October 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n