Tao Geoghegan Hart

Tao Geoghegan Hart /ˌteɪoʊ ɡeɪɡən hɑːt/ (listen) Tayo Gay-gan Hart[3] (born 30 March 1995) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Ineos.[4] He rode for Team Sky as a stagiaire in late 2015,[5] and joined the team permanently for the 2017 season.

Tao Geoghegan Hart
Geoghegan Hart at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameTao Geoghegan Hart
Born (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995
Hackney, London[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Ineos
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[1]
Amateur team
Cycling Club Hackney
Professional teams
2014–2016Bissell Development Team
→ 2015Team Sky (stagiaire)
2017–Team Sky[2]

Early life

As a child in London, Geoghegan Hart attended the 2007 Tour de France and the launch of Team Sky in 2009.[6]

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,[7] with Clissold Swimming Club. The team of 6 completed the crossing in 11 hours 34 minutes.

Career
Geoghegan Hart at the 2014 Tour of Britain.

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 Paris–Roubaix Juniors.[8] He also took a clean sweep of mountains, points and general classification jerseys at the Giro Internazionale della Lunigiana in 2013.[9]

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.[9]

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.[10] He also rode as a Stagiaire for Team Sky in 2015, but opted to stay at Under-23 level for the 2016 season.[6]

In August 2016, Geoghegan Hart was confirmed as having signed for Team Sky for the 2017 season.[11] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[12] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[13]

Major results
2013
1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
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
8th Overall Tour of the Gila
9th Beaumont Trophy
2016
National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
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
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
2nd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
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
2019
2nd Overall Tour of the Alps
1st Stages 1 & 4
5th Overall Tour de Pologne
8th Tre Valli Varesine
Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España
2020
3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia — DNF
Tour de France — —
Vuelta a España 62 20
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. Hood, Ed (25 December 2013). "Tao Geoghegan Hart – "working with Axel Merckx is an amazing opportunity"". Velo Veritas. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "Young Brits join Team Sky". Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. "Q&A: Tao Geoghegan Hart".
  7. "Successful Relay Swim by Clissold Swimming Club". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. "The rise of Tao Geoghegan Hart: British prodigy's long road to Team Sky - Cycling Weekly". 15 February 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. "Faces of the Future: Eight things to know about Tao Geoghegan Hart - CyclingTips". 17 May 2016.
  11. "Geoghegan Hart confirmed with Team Sky for 2017 - Cyclingnews.com".
  12. "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  13. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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