Tom Pidcock claimed an epic Tour de France stage victory on debut after combining outrageous descending skills with impressive legs going uphill. Geraint Thomas rose to third in the standings and Chris Froome took third on the stage as Pidcock became the youngest ever winner on the legendary Alpe d’Huez. Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard kept Tadej Pogacar on a tight leash to keep yellow.
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Jonas Vingegaard bulldozered into the yellow jersey after cracking Tadej Pogacar in spectacular fashion on the Col du Granon to take a maiden stage win on the Tour de France. After being subjected to a flurry of attacks all day from Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma team, two-time champion Pogacar lost almost three minutes on the final climb to drop to third in the standings in Stage 11.
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Denmark’s Magnus Cort denied Australia’s Nick Schultz in a thrilling uphill sprint finale as a large breakaway battled for Stage 10 spoils on the altiport runway in the Alpine ski resort of Megeve. Germany’s Lennard Kamna came within 11 seconds of taking over the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar, who endured a stressful day after another UAE team-mate was forced out with Covid.
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Jai Hindley became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia – proving his near-miss against 2020’s depleted field was no fluke. Bora-Hansgrohe carved apart the GC battle on the penultimate stage on Saturday, cracking pre-race favourite Richard Carapaz in the Dolomites as Hindley opened up a 1’25” lead heading into Sunday. This time there would be no final-day heartbreak for Hindley.
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Jai Hindley expertly rode into the pink jersey on the final big climb of the Giro d’Italia after his stinging attack on the Passo Fedaia cracked race leader Richard Carapaz in devastating fashion. The Australian will take a lead of 1:25 into Sunday’s decisive time trial in Verona after taking a stunning sixth place on Stage 20, won by the Italian Alessandro Covi from the breakaway.
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