‘I wasn’t going to let that happen again’ - Jai Hindley fuelled by final-day anguish in Giro d’Italia win

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) admitted he had the anguish of 2020 on his mind before becoming the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia. The 26-year-old arrived into the final stage in an eerily familiar position, having seized the leader’s maglia rosa on the penultimate stage in the mountains ahead of the decisive time trial – the same scenario that he had experienced 18 months ago. Ad/> That time he had been powerless to stop Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart from stealing it straight off his shoulders, but on this occasion – shielded by a 1:25 buffer over Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) – he proved his close-shave with pink was no fluke.

Giro d'ItaliaNo late twist as Hindley wins Giro, Sobrero takes Stage 213 HOURS AGO “It’s a beautiful feeling. A lot of emotions out there today,” said Hindley. “I had in the back of my mind what happened in 2020 and I wasn’t going to let that happen again to be honest.

To take the win is really incredible.” Hindley never looked like surrendering his advantage after matching Carapaz at the first checkpoint, allowing him to come home without taking risks for a famous win. “I was getting updates and I also felt pretty good on the bike, I didn’t feel like I was really fighting it. It felt pretty good,” he continued.

“And then I was receiving time checks and I knew it was a decent ride. In the end, I really wanted to take the descent pretty cautiously and I then I just gave it everything to the line. It’s an incredible feeling honestly.