Giro d'Italia Stage 9: What We Learned on the Brutal Ascent of Blockhaus

Breaking down the first major GC mountain set piece of this year's Giro and what we know, and don't know, heading into the race's second phase

Jai Hindley conquered the beautiful, if not incredibly brutal, Blockhaus climb and grabbed a statement stage win in front of Romain Bardet and Richard Carapaz. While Carapaz’s Ineos team attempted to deliver their now trademark early knockout blow by launching Carapaz from nearly 5-kilometers from the finish line, the 2019 Giro champion failed to shake …