Chances are you had never heard of Jai Hindley before he became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia, holding out Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz to claim the revered maglia rosa (pink jersey). The West Australian overcame the heartbreak of losing the leader’s jersey on the final day of the 2020 Giro with a much-improved performance in the final stage […]

Hindley won the trophy Jai Hindley secured overall victory in the Giro d’Italia as Matteo Sobrero won the concluding time trial in Verona. Hindley could soak up the adulation in the city’s historic arena a day after taking the pink jersey off Richard Carapaz on Saturday’s final mountain stage to the top of the Marmalada, finishing with a comfortable winning […]

Australian Jai Hindley is seven seconds off the lead of the Giro d’Italia and optimistic about his chances of redemption after faltering in the final stage of the 2020 race. In 2020, Hindley inherited the maglia rosa, the leader’s jersey, after the penultimate stage, tied on time with Tao Geoghegan Hart in the general classification but ahead on countback. But […]

Australian cyclist Jai Hindley won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia atop the fearsome Blockhaus on Sunday as Trek–Segafredo’s Juan Pedro Lopez retained the leader’s pink jersey. Hindley, who rides for Bora-Hansgrohe, edged out Romain Bardet (DSM) and overall favourite Richard Carapaz (Ineos) in a sprint to the line at the end of an arduous day of climbing. Jai […]

The Giro d’Italia 2022 is here with cycling enthusiasts set for a real treat over the coming weeks in what has been dubbed ‘the toughest race in the most beautiful place’. Last year’s champion, Egan Bernal, of the Ineos Grenadiers, is unable to compete and defend his title due to a crash back in January. But there is still plenty […]

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Dame Laura Kenny has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in November last year and then had one of her fallopian tubes removed in January due to an ectopic pregnancy. Kenny was part of the British team which won silver in the women’s pursuit at the Nations Cup in Glasgow on Thursday, but revealed on Friday morning […]

Businessman Robin Scott has admitted he is in a race against time to save the Tour de Yorkshire after acquiring the rights to the event. Scott’s Silicon Dales company bought the rights among a number of Welcome To Yorkshire’s assets sold off by administrators this week, but he is yet to do more than exchange contact details with the Amaury […]

British Cycling has suspended its transgender policy pending a review A prominent women’s cycling race faces a fight for its future after its title sponsor withdrew funding in a row over transgender rights in sport. The Women’s CiCLE Classic is set to take place in Derbyshire in June, but this week its main benefactor Peter Stanton withdrew his support in […]

Cyclist Emily Bridges Emily Bridges’ mum says her daughter has been “dumped by email” after British Cycling suspended its transgender participation policy. Bridges, who came out as transgender in 2020, had been allowed to compete in women’s events by the national governing body after demonstrating that her testosterone levels had been reduced to the required limits. She had been due […]

Mark Cavendish wants to use his experience of battling depression to help others who may be suffering from mental health problems. The 36-year-old enjoyed a stunning renaissance in 2021 as he won four stages of the Tour de France – his first since 2016 – to equal Eddy Merckx’s record of 34, earning a nomination for Comeback of the Year […]