Jonas Vingegaard will make his debut at the Giro d’Italia in 2026, attempting the double alongside the Tour de France, Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed on Tuesday at their team presentation.
Having lost the past two Tours convincingly to Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Vingegaard is taking a new approach in the coming season, with the team confident that chasing victory in the former can also benefit his chances in the latter Grand Tour.
Vingegaard has already won two Tours and claimed the most recent Vuelta a España, so victory in May at the Giro would make him only the eighth man in history to win all three Grand Tours. The Tour may remain the key objective, but he’s hungry for the pink jersey.
“I have been thinking about riding the Giro for a while now. It’s one of the biggest races on the calendar, and it’s also one I have never done before. I really want to experience it, and now feels like the perfect moment,” said Vingegaard.
“Riding three weeks of stages will be tough, and I don’t yet know how my body will respond, but with good preparation and a strong team, I hope to achieve a lot,” said young Brit Brennan, who starts his season at the Tour Down Under on January 20.
“I still have unfinished business in the Vuelta,” Van Aert added. “It was a painful exit in 2024, but I’ll return with a lot of…
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