Ralph Denk, team boss of the professional cycling team Bora based in Raubling in Bavaria, had chosen victory in one of the three major state tours of the World Tour as the big goal for the coming years. His Australian driver Jai Hindley fulfilled this earlier than expected. The 26-year-old triumphed at the 105th Giro d’Italia after a thrilling finale, finally erasing the disappointment of 2020.
At the mountain finish to the Marmolada last Saturday, Hindley snatched the pink jersey from Richard Carapaz (Ineos), who had been leading up to that point. The Olympic champion from Ecuador, just three seconds in front, collapsed on the last climb of this Tour of Italy.
Yesterday at the final time trial in Verona, Hindley didn’t give up and ended up 1:18 minutes ahead of Carapaz. Two years ago on the very last day of the Giro Tao Geoghegan Hart, also an Ineos rider, stripped him of pink. “It gives me great satisfaction,” said the first Australian winner of the Giro.
Bora is known as an Austrian branch – with Felix Großschartner, Lukas Pöstlberger, Patrick Konrad, Marco Haller and Patrick Gamper, five of them are involved in the World Tour team – and has now also entered the illustrious circle of Grand Tour teams. winner one. Gamper had his share of Hindley’s success. He drove his captain back in time after a flat tire on stage 18. Tobias Bayer (Alpecin) also rode a great Giro. His team reaped three stage wins, the 22-year-old from Straß im Attergau himself finished sixth and tenth in sections.
The Fleche du Sud ended bitterly for the Wels team. Florian Kierner broke his collarbone in a fall and had to be operated on in Luxembourg. (free)
Source: Nachrichten
