[2] He attended Heinrich Heine Gymnasium, a specialist sports school in Kaiserslautern, where he was coached by Frank Zeigler.

Later that year Hindes moved to the United Kingdom and joined British Cycling's Olympic Academy Programme.

[5] In 2011 Hindes competed with Dave Daniell and Peter Mitchell in the men's team sprint at the Track Cycling World Cup in Beijing, finishing in sixth position.

[1] Hindes was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia as part of the squad for the men's team sprint alongside Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny.

"[14][15] Under UCI rules, "races can be re-started if one of the riders suffers a "mishap", but it must be a mechanical fault or genuine accident.

[18] Hindes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.

[20] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Hindes won Silver in the team sprint event alongside Joseph Truman and Ryan Owens.