10 Mar 2021
Tao abandons Paris-Nice following crash
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Tao Geoghegan Hart
Tao Geoghegan Hart was forced to abandon Paris-Nice after a crash in the closing portion of stage four.
The Giro d’Italia winner went down on a hairpin as the peloton descended off Mont Brouilly. The Brit was able to remount his bike and continue briefly before climbing off. Geoghegan Hart headed to hospital following the race for checks.
The Grenadiers had been pushing the pace in a bid to set up Tao on the run-in. Laurens De Plus put in an acceleration with 22.5km to go on the penultimate climb, and when the counter attacks came, Geoghegan Hart looked strong at the head of the race.
His abandonment continues a tough race for the team following the departure of Richie Porte on the first stage following a similar innocuous crash.
His abandonment continues a tough race for the team following the departure of Richie Porte on the first stage following a similar innocuous crash.
Dylan van Baarle was our lead finisher in 29th on the day, with Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) winning the stage to move into the overall lead.
Over in Italy the team got their Tirreno-Adriatico challenge under way. The race opened with a sprint finish in Lido di Camaiore, with the objective to keep our GC challengers safe ahead of more selective stages to come.
Flanked by their team-mates, both Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Michal Kwiatkowski and Pavel Sivakov finished in the peloton following a mass sprint won by Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).
Flanked by their team-mates, both Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Michal Kwiatkowski and Pavel Sivakov finished in the peloton following a mass sprint won by Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).
