Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) has won the 2022 Giro d’Italia, wearing the final Maglia Rosa of the General Classification leader and raising the Trofeo Senza Fine. Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) and Mikel Landa Meana (Bahrain Victorious) finished second and third.
At the finish, Hindley said: “I had in the back of my mind what happened in 2020 and I wasn’t going to let that happen again. I was getting updates and I felt pretty good on the bike. So in the end I could take corners cautiously. I’m a proud Australian and I’m delighted to take this win home, being the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia.”
Matteo Sobrero (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) won Stage 21, the 17.4km Cronometro delle Colline Veronesi TISSOT ITT. Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) finished second and third, respectively.
“It’s an amazing feeling, I still have to recognise everything,” said Sobrero after the win. “But I’m really, really happy with the team, we won the first time trial and we won the last day, two TTs. We did really hard work in the winter with our partners, with Giant, Cadex, Ale Cycling, and this is the result. All the work paid off.
“Basically, the main goal of the day was I put the finish line at the top of the GPM and I said ‘I have to give everything until there’, then on the descent, I have to give what is left later. It’s unbelievable!”
Stage 21 Brief Results
- Matteo Sobrero (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) – 17.4km in 22’24″54, average speed 46.607 km/h
- Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) at 22.63″
- Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) a 39.70″
Final General Classification
- Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe)
- Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) at 1’18”
- Mikel Landa Meana (Bahrain Victorious) at 3’24”
Final Jerseys
- Maglia Rosa, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Enel – Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe)
- Maglia Ciclamino, leader of the Points Classification, dedicated to ‘Made in Italy’ – Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ)
- Maglia Azzurra, leader of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Koen Bouwman (Jumbo-Visma)
- Maglia Bianca, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Intimissimi Uomo – Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo)
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