The Jai Hindley thread

[pastronef]

He had a lot of bad luck and people act like he's a meme rider or Carlos Rodrigues/Ben O'Conner level rider.

2 TDF stages
1 Giro stage
1 Vuelta stage (and leader jersey)

2nd GC Vuelta
4th GC Giro
4th GC Tour
2nd World road champs
twice 3rd at Dauphiné

 

[SafeBet]

2 TDF stages
1 Giro stage
1 Vuelta stage (and leader jersey)

2nd GC Vuelta
4th GC Giro
4th GC Tour
2nd World road champs
twice 3rd at Dauphiné

That's Ben O'Connor's palmares, he's talking about Ben O'Conner.

 

[motty89]

That's Ben O'Connor's palmares, he's talking about Ben O'Conner.

I think that's @pastronef point? O'connor isn't just some chump and is a good racer. However hindley is obviously a better GC rider when in form. Trouble is he's only in form once every 2 years....

 

[ice&fire]

"I was meant to do the Vuelta last year, but then I came out of the Tour in a body bag".

Every time I see him talking I like him more.

So, if a race is in the bag it's good, but if a rider is in the bag it's bad? English is such a difficult language!

 

[Red Rick]

So, if a race is in the bag it's good, but if a rider is in the bag it's bad? English is such a difficult language!

Damn 'Strayans making it needlessly complex with the double meanings.

 

[tobydawq]

By far one of the most underrated and disrespected GC riders of the modern era. Every time he has targeted a GT and been healthy, he is up there.

2020 giro - 2nd overall and stage win
2022 giro - 1st overall and stage win
2023 tour - 7th overall, stage win, yellow jersey, despite a big crash
2025 Vuelta - ???


He had a lot of bad luck and people act like he's a meme rider or Carlos Rodrigues/Ben O'Conner level rider.

He also had a lot of very lacklustre performances. Of course you ignore them because he is a rider you apparently like.

 

[AmRacer]

So, if a race is in the bag it's good, but if a rider is in the bag it's bad? English is such a difficult language!

The race is in the bag by the rider who is in the bag.
The rider in the bag has the race in the bag.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

He seems to seriously lack confidence, he might have been the strongest today.

 

[Red Rick]

He seems to seriously lack confidence, he might have been the strongest today.

It's not a confidence thing, it's that Pidcock showed 0 signs of weakness. That Almeida and Vingegaard are somehow worse is pretty irrelevant even if it's pretty shocking.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He seems to seriously lack confidence, he might have been the strongest today.

Needs a solid TT tomorrow (to do better than Pidcock) and then all in on Bola del Mundo.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It's not a confidence thing, it's that Pidcock showed 0 signs of weakness. That Almeida and Vingegaard are somehow worse is pretty irrelevant even if it's pretty shocking.

If he wants to drop Pidcock he needs to set a consistently high pace. There‘s hardly any draft on double-digit gradients in a tailwind. If you don‘t try there, are you even serious about attacking? Maybe he doesn‘t need to try that hard because of the time trial, but Almeida isn‘t 10 minutes ahead of him either.

 

[Red Rick]

If he wants to drop Pidcock he needs to set a consistently high pace. There‘s hardly any draft on double-digit gradients in a tailwind. If you don‘t try there, are you even serious about attacking? Maybe he doesn‘t need to try that hard because of the time trial, but Almeida isn‘t 10 minutes ahead of him either.

He tried, he didn't go very far. He probably wasn't feeling the best and if you don't feel the best it's hard to guess where you're at when everyone's feeling kinda crap.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

With a proper route be would be in contention for red!!!!

 

[YavorD]

What could've been in the Giro..

 

[MLKarlos]

He was great today!!

 

[Red Rick]

One dank day on Valdezcarray proves very costly.

 

[Vinther1991]

A pity to miss out on the podium, but he showed that he is still a very serious GC rider when he manages to hit his peak shape. Then he can be a podium contender for any Grand Tour. This Vuelta didn’t even have a route that was particularly good for him.