OUR 16 FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE 2020 GIRO D’ITALIA — HOW THE RACE WAS WON — WEEK 3 RECAP

Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR - Ineos Grenadiers) - Jai Hindley (AUS - Team Sunweb) - Rohan Dennis (AUS - Ineos Grenadiers)

Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday to claim his first Grand Tour win just 39 seconds ahead of Australian Jai Hindley as the three-week race went down to the wire in the 21st and final stage time-trial. The 25-year-old Team Ineos rider had been neck-and-neck with Hindley going into the closing day, but lifted the “Never ending trophy’ after finishing the race against the clock ahead of Sunweb’s Hindley who finished second overall.

“It’s incredible! It was impossible for me to even think about winning the Giro when we started in Sicily.” Geogehegan Hart said in Milan.

“All of my career I have dreamt of being top 10 or top 5 in a race like this.”

Swipe through our photo gallery below to see how the race was won.

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Race leader, Joao Almeida (POR - Deceuninck - Quick Step) began to falter in the final week.

Fernando Gaviria (COL - UAE - Team Emirates) was forced to abandon following a positive Covid test. It is the second time this season the Colombian sprinter has had to leave a race due to a positive test.

All-rounder, Joao Almeida (POR - Deceuninck - Quick Step) was distanced from the climbing specialists, as the race faced steeper and steeper climbs in the final days.

On Stage 18, the Portuguese rider showed grit as he fought on in the pink but it was a fruitless effort, Wilco Kelderman would wear the Maglia Rosa at the start of stage 19.

Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR - Ineos Grenadiers) - Jai Hindley (AUS - Team Sunweb) - Rohan Dennis (AUS - Ineos Grenadiers)

Jai Hindley (AUS - Team Sunweb) outsprinted Geoghegan Hart earning the victory on the Queen Stage, taking his second win at the race.

Following a shortened, sprinters stage, Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR - Team Ineos) overpowered Jai Hindley (AUS - Team Sunweb) which tied the duo for the lead ahead of the time trial finale.

Filippo Ganna (ITA - Team Ineos) set the fastest time, earning his fourth 2020 Giro stage win which includes a hat trick of time-trial victories.

Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR - Team Ineos) set-off second to last on the 15.7km time-trial ahead of Hindley.

Jai Hindley (AUS - Team Sunweb) wore the Maglia Rosa but lost nearly 2 seconds every kilometer dropping further behind Tao at each time check.

Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR - Team Ineos) - Jai Hindley (AUS - Team Sunweb)

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OVERALL STANDINGS

1	GEOGHEGAN HART Tao	INEOS Grenadiers	85:40:21
2	HINDLEY Jai	Team Sunweb	0:39
3	KELDERMAN Wilco	Team Sunweb	1:29
4	ALMEIDA João	Deceuninck – Quick Step	2:57
5	BILBAO Pello	Bahrain – McLaren	3:09
6	FUGLSANG Jakob	Astana Pro Team	7:02
7	NIBALI Vincenzo	Trek – Segafredo	8:15
8	KONRAD Patrick	BORA – hansgrohe	8:42
9	MASNADA Fausto	Deceuninck – Quick Step	9:57
10	PERNSTEINER Hermann	Bahrain – McLaren	11:05

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