'Expect the unexpected' - Jai Hindley tips Tour de France GC battle to play out until Paris

Australian Jai Hindley of BoraHansgrohe pictured during stage 9 of the Tour de France cycling race a 1824 km race from SaintLeonarddeNoblat to Puy de Dome France Sunday 09 July 2023 This years Tour de France takes place from 01 to 23 July 2023 BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM Photo by DIRK WAEM BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DIRK WAEMBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Australian Jai Hindley of Bora-Hansgrohe held his third-overall position on GC on stage 9 finish at Puy de Dôme (Image credit: DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG AFP via Getty Images)

Jai Hindley believes the fight for the podium at this year’s Tour de France will last until Paris, as the peloton approaches a triple-header of high mountain stages to end the second week.

The Bora-Hansgrohe rider sits third overall behind Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) ahead of Friday’s summit finish at Grand Colombier, with a handy buffer on the rest of the competition thanks to his solo stage victory in the Pyrenees.