2020 Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart recently visited Pinarello’s flagship store in London for what he thought would be a Q&A interview, only to be presented with a ‘belated but thoroughly deserved custom pink Dogma F12 to celebrate his success.’
The bike, finished in Giro-winning pink, is complete with a hand-written ‘grazie’, signed by Fausto Pinarello on the seat tube and Tao’s race number affixed to the seat post.
Following the surprise, filmed by INEOS Grenadiers, Tao spoke to Fausto Pinarello on the phone, saying, “Thank you for the surprise today Fausto, I really had no idea!”
Summarising his feelings afterwards, Tao Geoghegan Hart said “It’s lovely, chatting to Fausto and having a personal message from him [on the bike]. It’s special what the bike represents to me… It’s just super special to have something to remember the race by.”
Prior to the handover, Tao’s bike was given the full ‘Dream Build’ experience, courtesy of Gee Milner.
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