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Where the Wollongong world championship elite road ride will be won
Wollongong 2022 safety manager Mark Renshaw has revealed the short, steep section that will blow apart the road race.
- by Liam Phelan
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Evans warns Hindley Le Tour will be tougher
New Australian cycling sensation Jai Hindley is eyeing a duel with Tadej Pogacar at next year’s Tour de France, and Australia’s only winner Cadel Evans has some advice for him.
- by Sophie Smith
Hindley eyes Tour de France ... next year
Jai Hindley won’t compete at the Tour de France this year but after becoming the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, the yellow jersey, cycling’s most coveted prize, is on his radar.
- by Sophie Smith
Everything you need to know about Australia’s newest cycling star
He is the first Australian to claim the Giro d’Italia and only the second to ever win one of cycling’s three grand tours. So, who is Jai Hindley?
- by Angus Thomson
‘Hot property’: How an Australian kid who dreamed of the grand tours became a superstar
Australia’s first Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley always wanted to be a pro cyclist even when coaches who trained him as a junior weren’t sure if the kid who was born to climb, talented as he was, had superstar qualities.
- by Sophie Smith
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‘A beautiful feeling’: Hindley becomes the first Australian to win the Giro
Jai Hindley has etched his name into cycling history, becoming the first Australian to win Italy’s grand tour – 20 years after Cadel Evans first wore the pink jersey on a stage.
- by Sophie Smith
Australian Jai Hindley on brink of first Giro title after stealing pink jersey from Richard Carapaz
Jai Hindley has usurped Richard Carapaz and is on course to become the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia after an “epic” showdown in the high mountains on Saturday.
- by Sophie Smith
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‘Not here to put socks on centipedes’: Hindley a chance to become first Australian to win Giro
Jai Hindley is a genuine chance to become the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia if he can survive the notoriously difficult and treacherous third week and a serious assault from compatriot Richie Porte’s team.
- by Sophie Smith
Corked: History-making Girmay out of Giro after champagne problem
The Eritrean became the first Black African to win a stage at a grand tour but was taken to a local hospital after popping a prosecco cork into his eye on the podium.
Hindley triumphs on the Blockhaus to win gruelling Giro stage
Australian cyclist Jai Hindley won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia atop the fearsome Blockhaus on Sunday as Juan Pedro Lopez retained the pink jersey.