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VERONA, Italy: Bora–Hansgrohe rider Jai Hindley became the first Australian winner of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday (May 29) after safely coming through the final stage, a 17.1-kilometre time trial around Verona, to stay ahead of Ecuadorian challenger Richard Carapaz.
Jai Hindley became the first Australian winner of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after safely coming through the final stage, a 17.1-kilometre time trial around Verona, to stay ahead of Ecuadorian challenger Richard Carapaz. A powerful finish to Saturday's final mountainous Giro stage gave Hindley a commanding lead over Carapaz in the general classification, meaning he just had to avoid disaster in Verona to claim his first Grand Tour title, which he did with ease. Hindley had reason to be cautious going into Sunday's finale.
Cambuslang Harriers runners have enjoyed good results while competing on road, track and hill across Europe and beyond recently.
Jai Hindley was right: he hadn't come to the Giro «to put socks on centipedes» after all. Hindley uttered that deliciously Australian expression after slashing Richard Carapaz's lead to three seconds in Aprica at the start of the third week — the same three seconds by which he trailed his rival for pink going into Saturday's final day in the mountains.
Simona Halep has revealed she almost retired from tennis back in February but has now got the “fire back” after hiring Patrick Mouratoglou as a coach.
MARMOLADA, Italy: Jai Hindley is on the brink of his first Giro d'Italia title after stealing the pink jersey on the 20th and final mountainous stage, a 167km ride from Belluno to Marmolada, on Saturday (May 28), as local rider Alessandro Covi took the stage win.
Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe) has snatched the maglia rosa from Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) after a dramatic finish to stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia. Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates) took the stage victory to put some smiles on Italian faces in the final mountain stage of this year's race but the day belonged to Hindley.
In March this year Paul Owen travelled to the Himalayas to get a tick on the bucket list and at the same time raise awareness and some financial support for a biking charity.