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25 October 2020Tao Geoghegan Hart wins the Giro d'Italia number 103. The Briton closes the 15.7 km time trial from Cernusco sul Naviglio to Milan in 13th place and takes the pink jersey from Jai Hindley by 39 ": the two had the same overall time and were divided by only 86 cents, but the 25-year-old from London showed his skills against the clock for the final triumph. Third overall was the Dutch Wilco Kelderman, at 1'29 ". First of the Italians Vincenzo Nibali , seventh at 8'15 ". Excellent ninth Fausto Masnada, at 9'57".



"I tried to finish this time trial as fast as possible. I gave everything in the final, without taking unnecessary risks until the last meter. The first thing I thought after crossing the finish line was to look for my girlfriend. I don't see my family. since last year, luckily they are fine but I miss them and I will see them soon ".

Tao Geoghegan Hart bursting with joy in Piazza del Duomo, after having inscribed his name in the golden register of the Giro.

The Briton has been a professional since 2017, in this pink race he collected two stage wins, in Piancavallo (Hindley third) and in Sestriere ahead of Hindley.



Stage victory for an amazing Filippo Ganna.

Along the 15.7 km entirely flat and with very few curves from Cernusco sul Naviglio to Milan, arriving in Piazza del Duomo, the time trial world champion unleashed all his power, closing with a time of 17'16 ", at the fantastic average speed of 54.506 km / h.

The 24-year-old from Verbania cleared Belgian Victor Campenaerts and Australian Rohan Dennis by 32 ”.

Ganna takes his fourth victory in his first extraordinary Giro, after the opening time from Monreale to Palermo, the fifth stage from Mileto to Camigliatello Silano with a solitary breakaway and the Prosecco time trial from Conegliano to Valdobbiadene.



"Geoghegan Hart has managed to make everyone's work come true, I am more excited than him. We must compliment him. When you are away from home for a long time, it is good to surround yourself with friends, who become almost a sort of family".

This is Ganna's comment.