Tao Geoghegan Hart
![]() Geoghegan Hart at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Tao Geoghegan Hart |
Born |
Hackney, London[1] | 30 March 1995
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Sky |
Discipline | Road, track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber[1] |
Amateur team(s) | |
Cycling Club Hackney | |
Professional team(s) | |
2014–2016 | Bissell Development Team |
→ 2015 | Team Sky (Stagiaire) |
2017– | Team Sky |
Tao Geoghegan Hart /ˌteɪoʊ
Early life
As a child in London, Geoghegan Hart attended the 2007 Tour de France and launch of Team Sky in 2009.[5]
As well as a cyclist he was a keen swimmer as a teenager. On 28 July 2008 he was part of a cross channel swimming relay [6] with Clissold Swimming Club. The team of 6 completed the crossing in 11 hours 34 minutes.
Career
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After starting racing in 2010, Geoghegan Hart joined British Cycling’s Olympic Development Programme, attracting attention for victories abroad and podium places at races including 3rd place at the 2013 Junior Paris-Roubaix.[7] He also took a clean sweep of mountains, points and general classification jerseys at the Giro Internazionale della Lunigiana in 2013.[8]
In 2014, Geoghegan Hart rode for Axel Merckx's Bissell Development Team. He finished third in Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 and rode his first UCI 2. HC ranked race at the Tour of California in May 2014 before completing a second at the Tour of Britain in September when, riding for the Great Britain national team, he finished 15th overall.[8]
In 2015, he again finished third in Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23, eighth overall in the Tour of the Gila, 13th overall in the Tour of California and seventh overall in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, winning the best young rider classification.[9] He also rode as a Stagiaire for Team Sky in 2015, but opted to stay at Under-23 level for the 2016 season.[5]
In August 2016, Geoghegan Hart was confirmed as having signed for Team Sky for the 2017 season.[10] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[11]
Major results
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Giro della Lunigiana- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Tour of Istria- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 5th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 2014
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2015
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 3rd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
- 7th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Overall Tour of the Gila
- 9th Beaumont Trophy
- 2016
- National Under–23 Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Trofeo PIVA
- 2nd Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 1st Stage 5
- 2nd Overall Course de la Paix Under–23
- 6th Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 9th Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
- 10th Ruota d'Oro
- 2017
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 8th Overall Tour of California
- 8th Overall Tour of Yorkshire
- 2018
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné
- 5th Overall Tour of California
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2018 |
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62 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- 1 2 3 Macleary, John (25 September 2014). "Tao Geoghegan Hart answers twenty questions ahead of the UCI Road World Championships under-23 road race". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ Hood, Ed (December 25, 2013). "Tao Geoghegan Hart – "working with Axel Merckx is an amazing opportunity"". Velo Veritas. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Tao Geoghegan Hart » Bissell Development Team". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Young Brits join Team Sky". Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Q&A: Tao Geoghegan Hart".
- ↑ "Successful Relay Swim by Clissold Swimming Club". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "The rise of Tao Geoghegan Hart: British prodigy's long road to Team Sky - Cycling Weekly". 15 February 2017.
- 1 2 MacLeary, John (25 September 2014). "Tao Geoghegan Hart answers twenty questions ahead of the UCI Road World Championships under-23 road race" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Faces of the Future: Eight things to know about Tao Geoghegan Hart - CyclingTips". 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Geoghegan Hart confirmed with Team Sky for 2017 - Cyclingnews.com".
- ↑ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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