Pundits and some in the peloton may have already declared this year’s Tour de France a two-man contest for the yellow jersey and a separate battle for third, but Jai Hindley isn’t writing anything or anyone off in what has already been a remarkable race debut for the Australian.
The 27-year-old conceded time to Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) after losing touch with the pair on the steep slopes of the Puy de Dôme on Sunday but maintained his third place on general classification.
