the australian Jai Hindley (Bora Hansgrohe) was king for a day in Tour de Francebecause he lost the yellow jersey just one day after his exhibition at laruns.
Hindley, winner of in 2022unable to maintain the golden dress on a day marked by the dominance of Jumbo Visma until the last kilometer, where it appeared Tadej Pogacar to attack and score the solo stage. The “aussie” cyclist reached the finish line 2.39 behind the Slovenian and overall ended up in third place 1.34 behind the new leader, the Danish Jonas Vingegaard.
“What can I say, it was an epic day hopping up and down in the yellow jersey and doing some mythical climbs. To be honest I took a beating but I really enjoyed it,” Hindley said at the finish line. The leader of Bora tried to follow the wheel of the great favorites, but on the climb of the Tourmalet he found it impossible.
“I just tried to make my own race and if I can pass the two big favorites I will do it in the best way. I tried, but they broke me at 4 km at the top of the Tourmalet,” he said. “Jumbo set a very strong pace in the Tourmalet and the last few kilometers were very difficult. They knew they were going to do something crazy. I just got into the right position and started again, I held on for dear life and did the best I could, ” he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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