Former British Grand Tour winner set to join EF-Education Easypost in bid to re-find winning touch after injury complications
CyclingMonday, 07 September 2026 at 17:45
Former Giro d'Italia champion Tao Geoghegan Hart is hoping to re-find his winning touch as he leaves Lidl-Trek after three seasons at the team that has seen him struggle to reach his previous heights following a brutal injury suffered in 2023.
According to journalist Daniel Benson, Geoghegan Hart will join EF-Education Easypost from Lidl Trek in 2027. The team have not yet confirmed the transfer officially.
The British rider won the Giro in 2020, taking the pink jersey in the Covid-19-affected edition of the race. With notable performances throughout the race, he took the pink jersey on the final day with a time trial performance that saw him overtake Jai Hindley.
In 2023, he was enjoying a purple patch as he finished on the Tirreno Adriatico podium and won the Tour of the Alps before riding well throughout the first half of the Giro before suffering a crash.
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Geoghegan Hart's 2023 crash and setbacks
He sustained a complex fracture to his left femur in what proved to be a season-ending injury and his last involvement with INEOS before lidl-Trek signed him. He only rode one Grand Tour during his time with Lidl-Trek - the 2024 Vuelta a Espana.
However, he would not scale the heights witnessed before his 2023 crash as a 2025 Tour of Slovenia podium proved the closest return to form witnessed during his three-season spell.
A change of scenery at EF could prove beneficial for the British rider, who will be joined by the likes of Ben Healy, Neilson Powless and Alex Baudin among others at Jonathan Vaughters' outfit.
Repeated setbacks over recent seasons
Speaking at the beginning of the season, Geoghegan Hart explained that the difference this paster winter has been the absence of the rehabilitation and recovery processes that dominated his previous off-seasons. “It’s the first normal winter I’ve had since I’ve been on the team,” he told Cycling Weekly.
“Physically and with fresh numbers, I’ve had no problems for a few years now, but that’s different to translating it to a race,” he added.
“I’ve not had one day on a bike where I really had magic legs or was feeling great for a few years now, but in the end, you just have to keep working away.”
Gavin QuinnCycling Journalist
Gavin Quinn is a cycling journalist and ultra-distance cyclist with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. Formerly the Press & Communications Officer for Cycling Ireland, Gavin has worked inside the national team at the World Championships and has reported for the Irish Mirror, Mirror UK, and The42.
His expertise is backed by elite-level access, having interviewed stars like Sam Bennett and Ben Healy, as well as immense personal endurance. In 2025, he completed a 12,000km solo cycle from Ireland to Vietnam, following a 4,600km tour across Europe. From the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix to the gradients of the Tourmalet, Gavin’s writing focuses on the "romance and brutality" of the sport. Having visited 50+ countries, he brings a global, cultural perspective to his coverage of the pro peloton for CyclingUpToDate.
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