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'It was pretty bloody long, mate' – Former Blockhaus winner Jai Hindley recalls first time up climb as an amateur ahead of vital Giro d'Italia GC test
Australian says in 2015 he was 'living maybe 50km away, so for me it's a pretty special mountain' -
'This is a huge disappointment' - Christophe Laporte shifts focus from Tour de France to 'full recovery' from quadriceps tear in training crash
Frenchman to miss home Grand Tour for second consecutive year due to health issues -
'A real badass climb' - Local star Giulio Ciccone predicts major gaps in Giro d'Italia's first major summit finish at Blockhaus
Lidl-Trek racer from Abruzzo region has tackled ascent on multiple occasions -
'Blockhaus is a climb where you cannot hide' – Jonas Vingegaard stays ominously calm as first 'real' mountaintop finish at Giro d'Italia looms large
Visma-Lease a Bike DS says 'it's a stage where we want to make a difference' but doesn't expect to pull back 6:22 and snatch pink from Eulálio
