Jonas Vingegaard Wins Giro by 5:22, Completing All 3 Grand Tours
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Updated · The Straits Times · May 31
Jonas Vingegaard Wins Giro by 5:22, Completing All 3 Grand Tours
18 articles · Updated · The Straits Times · May 31
Jonas Vingegaard rode into Rome in the pink jersey to seal the 2026 Giro d'Italia, becoming the only active rider to have won the Giro, Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
Five stage wins and a 5-minute, 22-second margin over runner-up Felix Gall underlined the Dane's control of a race in which he was rarely seriously challenged.
The 29-year-old is only the eighth man to complete the full Grand Tour set, joining names such as Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Vincenzo Nibali.
Visma-Lease a Bike said the Giro was planned as a springboard to the Tour de France, where Vingegaard expects a July 4 showdown with four-time champion Tadej Pogacar.
Jonathan Milan won the final Rome stage for his first victory of this Giro, while Jai Hindley finished third overall and Paul Magnier took the points jersey.
After conquering all three Grand Tours, can Vingegaard now complete the legendary Giro-Tour double?
With one team so dominant, is the golden era of unpredictable Grand Tour racing now over?
Why can't winning all three Grand Tours guarantee a cycling team's financial future?