The Jai Hindley thread

[Red Rick]

This kid is re-writing the history of CN forum threads.

How?

I need to know so I can ban him.

 

[Rollthedice]

Who is Jai Hindley?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

This thread needs pictures... Badly:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319321722751979523

View: https://twitter.com/giroditalia/status/1319321722751979523

This picture appears as if it's taken in a race where he was cheering when crossing the line, and then moments later realized he didn't actually win. That moment of embarrassment when realizing he looks like a fool with his hands in the air and trying to lower his hands without drawing too much attention to himself.

 

[richwallone]

This picture appears as if it's taken in a race where he was cheering when crossing the line, and then moments later realized he didn't actually win. That moment of embarrassment when realizing he looks like a fool with his hands in the air and trying to lower his hands without drawing too much attention to himself.

You might be right

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You might be right

It's obviously a picture from today, but it looks like he's not too happy with his victory. A very subdued cheer.

 

[richwallone]

Cheeky INEOS... They are posting this from the moment right where Jay almost crashed... Those DAMN jackets

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319349454223310849

View: https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1319349454223310849?s=20

 

[KZD]

I have been so impressed with him. He has always been a climbing talent but the way his level rose in this Giro has been very surprising.

Giro podium is more or less certain now, but I am curious to see if he will be able to keep this level in future seasons.

 

[Climbing]

Just have to #FreeHindley and it's done.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He's part of that Aussie generation who were lightning up the Italian U23 scene. Him, Hamilton, Storer (and before them Haig and Power).

 

[Leinster]

Has a nice style in the bike, I'll give him that.

He's a pretty good climber too, I'll give him that.

And he might be our only hope to defeat Ineos.

No, there is another.

 

[Leinster]

Just have to #FreeHindley and it's done.

Myra?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Myra?

I just realized that Morrissey has predicted all of today's action 36 years ago, referencing Hindley's close following of TGH:

Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes, Hindley wakes, and says :
"Oh, whatever he has done, I have done"

But we will be, we will be, we will be, right by your side
Until the day you die
This is no easy ride
We will haunt you when you laugh
Yes, you could say we're a team







(Yes, yes, I know - this is a morbid song about a haunting tragedy, but still... it's not the first time Moz has shown prophetic qualities)

 

[42x16ss]

He's part of that Aussie generation who were lightning up the Italian U23 scene. Him, Hamilton, Storer (and before them Haig and Power).

Stannard as well. O'Connor is the same age but had to do it more on his own, not starting until he was almost 19

 

[42x16ss]

Australia's first genuinely world class climber?

I hope so.

(No disrespect to Anderson, Evans and Porte)

 

[jnormanroach]

Jaicket Hindley

 

[42x16ss]

He's going to wish he put that jacket on a few minutes earlier, he's becoming a meme now

 

[hammerthaim]

Australia's first genuinely world class climber?

I hope so.

(No disrespect to Anderson, Evans and Porte)

Cadel and Richie were top 3-5 climbers in their day. I'd call that genuinely world class.

 

[42x16ss]

Cadel and Richie were top 3-5 climbers in their day. I'd call that genuinely world class.

True, but apart from Porte at his absolute best neither of them could climb well enough to use it as a weapon against other genuine GT contenders in the way Contador, Froome, Schleck, Quintana, Landa, Bardet, Nibali etc can/could.

 

[gunara]

True, but apart from Porte at his absolute best neither of them could climb well enough to use it as a weapon against other genuine GT contenders in the way Contador, Froome, Schleck, Quintana, Landa, Bardet, Nibali etc can/could.

I don't understand. Yes Evans won his Tour in TT but he proved several times he could hang with the bests and better some of them before it. Porte? He dropped them genuine contenders like rotten fruits, as domestique. Those I would call weapons. Would Hindley be able to tame 2011 Tour field, or 2013? Impossible to know, and hard to imagine.
I don't want to belittle Hindley, I like him so far, but to call him more world class anything after beating this field (and he hasn't really) than Evans and Porte - who were regularly pitted against the bests - needs more explanation. Maybe the situations were just different.

 

[42x16ss]

Hindley isn't there yet, but hopefully he can be

 

[JosefK]

I think he would need another 20 seconds on Tao before the time trial to make it a 50/50 shot at winning. If Hindley wins the Giro, many heads will explode.

 

[Cookster15]

Australia's first genuinely world class climber?

I hope so.

(No disrespect to Anderson, Evans and Porte)

I've been thinking similar. Porte was probably a top notch climber when in top form. Anderson and Evans more allrounders. Hindley definitely the first world class pure climber to come from Australia.

I am not sure he can win the Giro but stranger things have happened. Should be in the mix on stage 20 even if that is the diluted version. One thing for certain he is in stellar form and he hasn't turned 25 yet so he should be around a while.

 

[yaco]

It's a pity that Mitchelton had to leave the race - Hamilton was around the same place on CG with TGH and Hindley before Mitchelton's withdrawal - In saying that, Hamilton probably wasn't in optimum shape.

 

[42x16ss]

Hindley has always climbed better than Hamilton, who as good as he is, looks like another Haig.

 

[claude cat]

I reckon Michael Rogers was a pretty damn good climber too. Of course, his specialty TTing, but later in his career he showed he could climb with the best of them. Eg Zoncolan at the Giro.