Tao Geoghegan Hart is the real deal. He deserves Giro d'Italia success


The British cyclist has a mature head on young shoulders, says his former coach and mentor

I had been awake for a while waiting for the stage to start, playing through every scenario in my mind and hoping that everything – the course, the weather – went in Tao’s favour. It’s a big emotional moment for people involved in his development and for his own team too, because they have been through a lot this year.

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