Mission completed for Jai Hindley who completed third total at Tirreno-Adriatico, and claimed his first podium end in a significant stage race since his victory on the 2022 Giro d’Italia. Focusing on a podium end, the Bora-hansgrohe squad included six riders that raced on the Italian Grand Tour two years in the past with Giovanni Aleotti, Patrick Gamper, Lennard Kämna, Cesare Benedetti together with Hindley.
“I feel as a staff, we may be proud of the efficiency this week. it was good to trip with a number of the boys from the Giro 22 staff once more. We actually loved ourselves, and we gave it all the things and I feel we may be happy with the trouble this week,” Hindley stated after the end.
Hindley completed twelfth within the 10km opening time trial after which stayed protected within the subsequent three chaotic dash phases. On the primary mountain stage, total winner Jonas VIngegaard seized management of the race with a solo lengthy assault whereas Hindley and Juan Ayuso (UAE Workforce Emirates) gave chase, crossing the road 1:12 behind and taking second and third place respectively on the stage and GC.
Although he didn’t win a stage, ending third in each mountain phases received by VIngegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike), it was not for lack of making an attempt.
On stage 6, the Australian launched a counterattack as soon as the lone breakaway rider was about to be caught within the last 7km on the lengthy (10.2km) and steep (7.9% common) Monte Petrano climb to the end. Vingegaard and Ayuso rapidly jumped on his wheel, however a number of hundred meters, the Dane accelerated away to go for the stage win and there was nothing Hindley and Ayuso might do.
“I do not assume we have now any regrets. we went all in yesterday and we gave it all the things. And I imply, he was simply on one other stage. So it’s what it’s, however actually proud of my private efficiency and in addition the way in which the entire staff rode, and the help we had this week was phenomenal. It was superior.”
In the end, Hindley completed third total, 1:52 down from Vingegaard.
“We got here to the race with a powerful staff, a number of the guys had simply returned from altitude so we knew the form could be good. With Vingegaard on the beginning line, the life like purpose was to take a podium consequence – and we achieved that,” sports activities director Enrico Gasparotto acknowledged in a staff launch.
The outcomes have been a “large” enhance in confidence for Hindley going into the season.
“So shifting ahead, we will take a number of confidence from this week and take it into the larger targets arising.”
Earlier this yr, Bora-Hansgrohe confirmed they are going to goal the 2024 Tour de France with Primož Roglič as their sole chief the place Hindley could have a key supporting function.
