Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) reportedly has a deal in place to compete at the Giro d’Italia in 2026, according to Spanish newspaper Marca.
Having won the Vuelta a España last September, and with two yellow jerseys already from the Tour de France, a win at the Italian Grand Tour would complete the set for Vingegaard and place him in elite company as only the eighth man to achieve the feat of winning all three of cycling’s three-week tests.
Taking home the Giro’s famous maglia rosa is the only way he achieves this preference, even if it serves also as his preparation for the Tour and another duel with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who won the 2024 Giro on debut.
If he races the Giro, it would be the ninth Grand Tour of his career, having raced three Vueltas and five Tours. After finishing 46th overall on debut, Vingegaard has never finished outside of the top two on GC of a Grand Tour, and he would be the favourite for the Giro, with Pogačar not looking at another Italian tilt in May.
Those confirmed to be chasing the pink jersey at the first Grand Tour of the season include Vuelta runner-up from 2025, João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), his teammate Adam Yates, Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe duo, Giulio Pellizzari and Jai Hindley – who won the 2022 Giro.
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