Never in the history of professional cycling had a Grand Tour been so close. ![]() Heading into that final day in Milan, Geoghegan Hart and rival Jai Hindley were separated by a few thousandths of a second. Geoghegan Hart only has one, because it wasn't until he crossed the line on the 21st and final stage of the Giro that he led for the first time. When Sir Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France in 2012 he had 14 to his name, after dominating for much of the three weeks. In cycling's Grand Tours, the race leader at the end of each stage is given a jersey to honour the achievement. ![]() ![]() When he hands it over for a quick look I can still smell the prosecco from the podium ceremony. Over his right shoulder is the maglia rosa - the pink jersey he's talking about, from October's surprise Giro d'Italia victory.
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