Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart, framed by the gothic cathedral, holds up the trophy after winning the Giro d'Italia cycling race, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.
(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN ā In one of the most exciting final stages of a Grand Tour, British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro dāItalia on Sunday, edging out Australian Jai Hindley by just 39 seconds.
Neither of them had ever finished higher than 20th in a Grand Tour.
"Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine this would be possible when we started out in Sicily almost a month ago,ā Geoghegan Hart said.
It was the first time since the 1994 Giro that the winner and runner-up in a Grand Tour were eligible for the U25 classification.