Aussie wins stage 5 of Tour de France on his debut. 9News
Jai Hindley kisses the leader's Yellow Jersey. "We decided to start working in the group and just have fun. Initially my idea was to just get a buffer to the other general classification guys."
Following several moves from other contenders including Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe, Hindley attacked 4km from the Marie-Blanque summit. "When I attacked, everything went so fast, I knew I had a good chance, but I only started really believing on the home straight."After cresting first, Hindley went all in, averaging 55.8kph from the top of the mountain to the finish, with a maximum speed of 82.9kph in the downhill.Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard moved into second place in the general classification, 47 seconds behind Hindley.
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