‘I don’t take for granted what he did’ – Jai Hindley thanks Giulio Pellizzari for helping him climb onto Giro d’Italia GC podium

Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari high-fived and hugged beyond the finish line at Piani di Pezzè at the foot of the Dolomites, after combining to lift the Australian up to third place overall in the Giro d’Italia GC with just one mountain stage to race.

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s GC ambitions falter midway through the Giro due to illness and accumulated fatigue. Pellizzari eventually cracked and lost time in the third week, but Hindley suffered and survived, hoping to bounce back in the final stages. Both were rewarded for their aggressive tactics on Friday in the Dolomite stage of the Corsa Rosa.