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Pink jersey Primoz Roglic toasts his victory on the processional last stage into Rome on Sunday.

Roglic seals Giro d’Italia as Cavendish wins final stage on farewell tour

Primoz Roglic expanded his grand tour portfolio by winning the Giro d’Italia, adding to his three Spanish Vuelta titles.

  • Andrew Dampf

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Primoz Roglic celebrates with the pink jersey.

Roglic overcomes 26-second deficit, dropped chain to take Giro lead on penultimate day

Primoz Roglic dropped a chain as he attempted to chase down a 26-second Geraint Thomas lead. Not only did he recover, he finished the time trial 40 seconds quicker than his opponent.

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A month after collapsing, Matthews rises from pain overload to podium

Michael Matthews’ wife feared a head injury when he passed out trying to walk to the bathroom. A little over a month later he triumphed on one of cycling’s biggest stages.

  • Sophie Smith
Australian Kaden Groves celebrates winning the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia.

Groves wins wet and chaotic Giro stage as dog wipes out Evenepoel

Kaden Groves has become the latest Australian to win a stage of a grand tour after sprinting to victory on stage five.

Australia’s Michael Matthews takes the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday.

Matthews edges Pedersen to claim stage three of the Giro d’Italia

Michael Matthews has timed his final effort to perfection to win a rain-affected stage three at the Giro d’Italia.

Jai Hindley and Cadel Evans

Hindley coy on Tour de France as he adjusts to fame

Jai Hindley became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia last year, but on the eve of a new season he’s keeping mum on potentially emulating a feat only one other Australian has achieved.

  • Sophie Smith
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Jai Hindley and Cadel Evans

Evans warns Hindley Le Tour will be tougher

New Australian cycling sensation Jai Hindley is eyeing a duel with Tadej Pogacar at next year’s Tour de France, and Australia’s only winner Cadel Evans has some advice for him.

  • Sophie Smith
stralia’s Jai Hindley wears the pink jersey as he celebrates on the podium at the end of the 20th stage of the Giro D’Italia cycling race, from Belluno to Passo Fedaia, Italy, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (Gian Mattia D’Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

Hindley eyes Tour de France ... next year

Jai Hindley won’t compete at the Tour de France this year but after becoming the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, the yellow jersey, cycling’s most coveted prize, is on his radar. 

  • Sophie Smith
ustralia’s Jai Hindley kisses the trophy at the end of the 21st stage against the clock race of the Giro D’Italia, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Everything you need to know about Australia’s newest cycling star

He is the first Australian to claim the Giro d’Italia and only the second to ever win one of cycling’s three grand tours. So, who is Jai Hindley?

  • Angus Thomson
Jai Hindley has been racing bikes since he was a kid.

‘Hot property’: How an Australian kid who dreamed of the grand tours became a superstar

Australia’s first Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley always wanted to be a pro cyclist even when coaches who trained him as a junior weren’t sure if the kid who was born to climb, talented as he was, had superstar qualities. 

  • Sophie Smith

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