As widely expected, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tao Geoghagan Hart has signed a three-year contract with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lidl-Trek, becoming a key stage race and 🌺Grand Tour rider for the American registered WorldTour team in 2024.
The 28-year-old Britain is currently working hard in the Netherlands to complete his rehabilitation after suffering a hip fracture in a crash at the Giro d’Italia. He will lead Lidl-Trek alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mads Pedersen, new signing Jonathan Mlian, Giulio Ciccone and Tour de Suisse winner Matti𒁃as Skjelmose.&nb🧜sp;
Lidl-Trek have seen their budget rise significantly since securing ꦏthe supermarket chain Lidl as a title sponsor earlier this summer and have subsequently raised their ambitions for the years ahead. &nb🌌sp;
Geoghegan Hart won the 2020 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia, the 2023 Tour of the Alps and was third in this year’s Tirreno-Adriatico. He developed via Axel Merckx’s Axeon Hagens Berman team and has spent all his professional career with Team Sky 🔜and Ineos Grena꧟diers. 2024 with Lidl-Trek marks a new chapter of his career.
“After seven years within the same organisation there are many different emotions to approachᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚing a new challenge in 2024,” Geoghegan Hart said in a team-issued press release.
“A new challenge is definitely exciting, to encounter different perspectives, athletes and cultures. That is one of my favourite things about cycling; the exploring a🔯nd learning that we constantly encounter as athletes. With Lidl coming onboard as a new partn💟er of the team, alongside Trek, who have owned the team for a long time now, it felt like a project I really wanted to be a part of at this moment in my career.
“The team has big gꦍoals and partners who are willing and able to support those ambitions. I believe I still have plenty of growth as an athlete and showed in 2023, up until the injur𝐆y, what I can do as a leader.”
Geoghegan Hart’s major goal for the next few🉐 months is to return to the 2023 form he enjoyed before his crash &n🌳dash; he was lying third in the Giro overall standings at the time.
“First and foremost it would be amiss not to simply aim to be back to my best physically, in𝓰 terms🦹 of the numbers and level I know I can attain,” he said.
“From there🔯, I am really looking forward to bonding with faces both new and old within the organisation. I am really looking forward to see what we can achieve at races together. Personally, I see myself as a Grand Tour rider, but I am really hungry to try to take wins in any race that I line up at throughout the season.
“I’m really looking forward to supporting the Lidl-Trekꦆ Women’s team. They have 🦩had great success in the last years and I’ve long been a fan of them, so it will be great to race in the same jersey as them and call them teammates.”
Lidl-Trek team manager Luca Guercilena said that he has long a💝dmired Geoghegan Hart’s character, noting his🎐 determination.
“Tao Geoghegan Hart’s de🃏dication and resilience epitomise the spirit of Lidl-Trek. His journey serves as a testament to the power of determination, and we are excited to welcome him to our team,” the Italian team manager said.
“As Tao embarks on this new adventure, we stand united in o🧸ur commitment to pushing boun🌳daries, achieving greatness, and creating a legacy of excellence.”
