Jonas Vingegaard sealed the Giro d’Italia title in Rome, becoming the first Dane to win the race and the eighth rider in history to capture all three Grand Tours. The 29-year-old claimed the overall victory on his Giro debut after three weeks of controlled, attacking racing that delivered five stage wins and the leader’s Maglia Rosa.
Already a two-time Tour de France champion in 2022 and 2023 and the Vuelta a España winner in 2025, Vingegaard arrived at the Corsa Rosa seeking a new landmark. He kept a low profile off the bike but rode boldly in the mountains, turning an early show of strength into an unassailable lead.
Highlights of Vingegaard’s Giro d’Italia Victory
The 109th Giro opened on the Black Sea coast, where Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) took the first pink jersey. On Stage 2, Vingegaard tested his rivals with a sharp move on the climb to the Lyaskovets Monastery in Bulgaria before being reeled in, as Thomas Silva (XDS Astana) won the day. The real shift came on Stage 7 at the Blockhaus, the first summit finish, where Vingegaard triumphed on one of the race’s most storied climbs. The victory, echoing a mountain that once launched Eddy Merckx’s own Giro success in 1967, also marked Vingegaard’s 10th Grand Tour stage win and made him the 115th rider to claim stages in all three Grand Tours.
He tightened his grip at Corno alle Scale with another authoritative win, then pulled on the pink jersey for the first time at Pila. His surge continued at Cari, where he notched a fourth stage of the race, and at Piancavallo, where he added a fifth on a day that carried special meaning in Friuli. Wearing a commemorative Maglia Rosa, he paid tribute to victims of the region’s earthquake 50 years ago.
By the time the race reached the capital, the outcome was beyond doubt. Denmark became the 18th nation to produce a Giro champion, and the former fish-market worker from Jutland added the final piece to a rare Grand Tour collection. He joins legends like Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, and Chris Froome as winners of the Giro, Tour, and Vuelta.
Achieving the full set before long-time rival Tadej Pogačar adds another layer to a duel that has defined recent Grand Tours. With pink now alongside yellow and red on his résumé, Vingegaard’s standing shifts from dominant contemporary to one of the sport’s enduring greats.