Cyclist Australia

Q&A Jai Hindley

Cyclist: You surprised many by finishing second at the Giro d’Italia, only losing the maglia rosa on the final day’s time-trial. Has it all sunk in yet?

Jai Hindley: Now that the dust has settled, it’s mind-blowing! It really hit me when I started doing interviews – I had ABC and 7 News interview me. That felt like a big deal, ha.

It’s pretty cool to get some mainstream media recognition because cycling isn’t the biggest sport at the best of times and the Giro was already competing with the AFL grand final. If it had been a

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