Jai Hindley triumphs in mountaintop sprint on Giro d’Italia stage nine

The Australian proved the most powerful on Blockhaus, while Juan Pedro López clung on to the race lead.

Jai Hindley wins stage nine Giro 2022.
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Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) won stage nine of the Giro d’Italia, prevailing atop the mighty Blockhaus and rising to fifth in the general classification.

Hindley held off Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) in a sprint at the summit, taking ten bonus seconds on the line. 

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.