{"id":246171,"date":"2026-06-01T05:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/giro-ditalia-podium-secured-so-is-lining-up-at-the-tour-de-france-the-next-step-for-jai-hindley\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:01:44","slug":"giro-ditalia-podium-secured-so-is-lining-up-at-the-tour-de-france-the-next-step-for-jai-hindley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/giro-ditalia-podium-secured-so-is-lining-up-at-the-tour-de-france-the-next-step-for-jai-hindley\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d&#8217;Italia podium secured, so is lining up at the Tour de France the next step for Jai Hindley?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-d86519d7-d9dd-447c-828c-02e6465ee19f\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/jai-hindley\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/jai-hindley\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/jai-hindley\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jai Hindley<\/a> may have just turned his last pedal stroke in an edition of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Giro d&#8217;Italia<\/a> that saw the Australian return to a Grand Tour podium for the first time in four years, but already the thoughts are starting to turn to what&#8217;s next.<\/p>\n<p>First there has to be some savouring, for both Hindley and his team, after the 30-year-old salvaged Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe&#8217;s Giro \u2013 where he started out as joint leader with Giulio Pellizzari.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-d86519d7-d9dd-447c-828c-02e6465ee19f-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;It\u2019s incredibly difficult to achieve any kind of result in cycling these days. 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Zak Dempster, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Chief of Sports said in a statement. &#8220;Admittedly, it was a Giro where we would have liked more in some respects, particularly when it comes to stage wins.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;At the same time, given the lads\u2019 state of health, this is the lesson we\u2019ve learnt: no matter how hopeless the situation seems, there\u2019s always a way out if the team supports each other so strongly and keeps the ship afloat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-LEGhrdS6Tsnt5AGpmgXHdD\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-LEGhrdS6Tsnt5AGpmgXHdD slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The fact that not only Hindley&#8217;s form, but also experience and resilience when things don&#8217;t go quite to plan, was highlighted probably won&#8217;t do him any harm as he looks toward his next hoped for objective.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Originally there was talk of me doing the Tour to support a couple of big dogs there, so I would really love to do the Tour with the team that we take there,&#8221; Hindley told reporters in an interview on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MNpkBJwk8iY?si=2B3k38Nm5YqxXFfS\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MNpkBJwk8iY?si=2B3k38Nm5YqxXFfS\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cycling Pro Net<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>after the final stage. &#8220;I think it would be really cool to be a part of that squad. But, yeah, we will see how it is after this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe mapped out their plans in December for a two-pronged attack at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tour-de-france\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de France<\/a> with Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz. Hindley may not have exactly staked his claim for a support role with his results earlier in the season, after a forced late start, but a Grand Tour podium is possibly the best three-week-long pitch a rider can make..<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t do so many races before the Giro. Honestly, I mean I&#8217;m pretty tired but I feel fresher than I ever have at the end of a Giro, surprisingly,&#8221; he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;But I think it&#8217;s due to a lot less race days. I was quite sick at the start of the year, had to push the season start back a bit. Maybe that helped to be a bit fresher here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That also, added Hindley, is another reason why he feels ready to follow his Giro d&#8217;Italia up with the an effort in France.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;If I have a week on the couch and then try and start training again I think it would be nice to do the Tour,&#8221; he reiterated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-14440724-44b9-4c6e-96d2-c5e6627c4329\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>It&#8217;s not over! 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