Tao Geoghegan Hart wins in Alpbach and clarifies on Giro d’Italia

Tao Geoghegan Hart wins and clarifies

Tao Geoghegan Hart was considered among the favorites for the first stage of the Tour of the Alps 2023, from Rattenberg to Alpbach for 127.5 kilometers, but he got the better of it only in the last meters of a stage that was very tight, and in which many of the most anticipated athletes had already proven their intentions. Only in the last meters, all soaring towards the finish in Alpbach, did Geoghegan Hart manage to come to his senses and overtake Hugh Carthy (EF Education-Easypost), who tried for a breakaway but could do nothing against the brilliance of the Briton and Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroën), darling of the home crowd.

“I’m not here in preparation for the Giro d’Italia, because that would not do justice to this fantastic race,” he assures. “Each race is a story in itself, and I try to honor it as such: I never show up at the start of one event in preparation for another, I’m here to give my best.