Ben O'Connor: 'Froome came to say congratulations. I'm such an unknown that it was the first time I've ever spoken to him'

Biggest win of his career still sinking in for young Australian, as is the fact that Chris Froome came up to say congratulations

Ben O'Connor on his way to winning stage three of the Tour of the Alps

(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Ben O'Connor's unexpected victory on stage three of the Tour of the Alps is still sinking in for the young Dimension Data rider, as is the fact that he crossed the line solo ahead of riders that he has mainly only seen on TV at the Tour de France.

The 22-year-old took the biggest win of his short pro career in Merano, first following an early attack by Thibaut Pinot with more than 50km remaining and then, after that move had been neutralised by Chris Froome on the final descent, jumped clear with eight kilometres to go to cross the line with five-second gap.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new