Australians are rather accustomed to waking up in the morning to the news that one of their compatriots has taken a stage victory at the Tour de France, in fact there's only been one edition in the last ten years where there hasn't been at least one stage victory for the nation to celebrate. The yellow jersey, however, is another matter entirely.
The last time an Australian rider pulled on the maillot jaune was in 2015, but then on Wednesday Jai Hindley grasped an unexpected opportunity on stage 5 and rode away not only to stage victory, but also right to the top of the overall leaderboard.
