After several ups and downs Jai Hindley hopes to get to Tour de France 2024 in top shape. Last year the Australian climber was able to win a stage, wear the yellow jersey and finish in seventh place in the general classification. The runner of Bora hansgrohe However, this year he didn’t seem as brilliant as at the Tour of Dauphiné 12 months ago, finishing in fourth place, and he made himself completely available to his captain Primoz Roglic. The 28-year-old from Perth spoke about his and his team’s condition in an interview with the journalist Daniel Benson.
“I’m quite tired. The Dauphiné was a race with many ups and downs, but in general it went very well for the team – said the winner of the 2022 Giro d’Italia – For me it didn’t go very well, but not too bad either. If you compare with last year, I’m not at the same level, but that’s not a bad thing. Last year at the Dauphiné I was in much better shape. But probably in the last week of the Tour I missed that form a little. Maybe the timing will be better this year“.
Speaking about who will be his teammates at the Tour, the Australian climber highlighted that it won’t just be the Slovenian Roglič to protect. “He is clearly in excellent shape – said Hindley speaking of his leader, fresh winner of the Tour of Dauphiné – And we have not only him, but also Aleksander Vlasov, who will also be one of the protected riders at the Tour. We have many cards to play in the final stage. I think this, in terms of ranking, is one of the best teams we have sent to the grand tours. And it makes it very interesting. We have a very strong team and we go to the Tour with the clear objective of the ranking and with men who will support the men in the ranking.”
