If his name’s not familiar, it will be after the 26yo Perth cyclist had a whopping victory overnight in the Giro d’Italia. To put it in context, he becomes the second Aussie rider to win one of the 3 grand tour events (aka the Giro, the Tour de France and the Vuelta) – Cadel Evans was the first, taking out the TDF in 2011. And Hindley did it in an exciting style, taking the race lead on Saturday after he chased down the frontrunners on the hills – and was a bit of a mess for his efforts… Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz was the man to beat – he’s a former Giro winner and the gold medalist from Tokyo – but he was holding a small 3-second lead, and Hindley got past ahead of this morning’s final stage. So the wash-up from the 21-stage, 3,445km race: the Aussie won by one minute and 8 seconds for his Bora-Hansgrohe team – something he had been burning to do since entering the final stage tied for first in 2020, only to lose. “It’s really incredible, man. I’m really proud to be Australian and happy to take this one home,” Hindley said.