No Tour de France again for Tao Geoghegan Hart in second season at Lidl-Trek

Geoghegan Hart also missed the 2024 Tour due to illness. “I really enjoyed the first stages of the Tour of Switzerland, it was my first time back in a WorldTour peloton this year,” he shared.

“Unfortunately, I came down with a mild chest infection over the last five days and felt increasingly unwell, even just trying to finish the race.” He ultimately placed 25th in the general classification.

That, even though he had just shown signs of improvement in early June at the Tour of Slovenia, where he finished third. “Sometimes it feels like my body is slowly getting back to my old level, and I definitely see glimpses of that,” he said, “but it turns out to be quite difficult to get all the pieces of the puzzle to fall into place at once. I’m looking forward to a week of rest and then some consistent training before racing again in August.”

Lidl-Trek will focus on the sprints with Jonathan Milan in the upcoming Tour de France, while Mattias Skjelmose, despite a less-than-ideal buildup, will be given the chance to go all-in for a strong overall classification. In addition, Thibau Nys is expected to be included for the transitional stages in the first and second week.