Today he will be one of the riders trying to throw a spanner in the works for Jonas Vingegaard, but from next year he will be at the side of the Danish champion and will most likely become his lieutenant in the Grand Tours. Jai Hindley currently holds fourth place in the Giro d'Italia general classification, has the podium in his sights and is at the same time working on his future which will most likely see him leave Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe to join Visma Lease a Bike.

The Dutch team, which at the start of the season unexpectedly had to deal with the retirement of Simon Yates, has identified the thirty-year-old Australian rider as the right man to bring into the organization alongside Jonas Vingegaard, with the obvious objective being the Grand Tours.