No late twist as Jai Hindley wins Giro d’Italia ahead of Richard Carapaz, Matteo Sobrero takes Stage 21

Two years on from heartbreak on the final day, and 20 years to the day after Cadel Evans became the first Australian to don the maglia rosa, Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia after a beautiful tale of redemption in Verona. Hindley limited his losses to closest rival Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) to just seven seconds in the decisive 17.4km time trial to secure the overall victory by 1:18 over the Ecuadorian 2019 champion and ensure that there was no repeat of his 2020 nightmare when Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart wrested the pink jersey from his shoulders at the eleventh hour.

Ad/> “It’s a beautiful feeling,” the 26-year-old champion said. “A lot of emotions out there today.

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.

Giro d'ItaliaGiro d’Italia Stage 21 as it happened – Hindley holds on to win Giro, Sobrero takes final TT8 HOURS AGO “I was getting updates and I felt pretty good on the bike – I didn’t feel like I was fighting it and I knew it was a decent ride. I wanted to take the descent pretty cautiously but then I just gave it everything to the end.

I’m really proud to be Australian and happy to take this one home.” Giro d’Italia Stage 21 as it happened – Hindley holds on to win Giro, Sobrero takes final TT Opinion: Bora and Hindley won the Giro more than Ineos and Carapaz lost it First to congratulate Hindley over the line outside the amphitheatre in Verona was teammate Lennard Kamna, the German climber so instrumental in the Australian snatching the race lead from rival Carapaz in the Dolomites just 24 hours earlier. For the runner-up Carapaz, there was no