Jonas Vingegaard Wins 2026 Giro d'Italia to Complete Career Grand Tour Triple Crown as Jonathan Milan Takes Final Stage

Dominant Dane seals historic triple crown

Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark stormed through the 109th Giro d'Italia, winning five mountain stages and the overall classification by a margin of over five minutes. The 29-year-old becomes the eighth man in history to complete the career Grand Tour triple after his Tour de France wins in 2022 and 2023 and the Vuelta a España in 2025.

To have won the Giro and put it alongside the Tour and Vuelta is truly special; it's hard to find the words.

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider never relinquished control, with the decisive blow struck in the Friuli stage at Piancavallo. Behind him, Austria's Felix Gall finished second at 5'22", and Australia's Jai Hindley third at 6'25". American Sepp Kuss, Vingegaard's teammate, also took a summit stage win, underlining the team's supremacy.

The Triple Crown club

With his Giro triumph, Vingegaard enters an elite circle of cyclists who have captured all three Grand Tours. The list features legends like Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, and Chris Froome. Merckx leads with 11 total wins, Hinault has 10, and Anquetil 8. Vingegaard now holds four—two Tours, one Vuelta, and the new Giro.

Notably, Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogacar, winner of four Tours and two Giros, has yet to conquer the Vuelta, leaving him outside the club for now.

Tears and family in the Eternal City

Vingegaard crossed the finish line at the Circus Maximus visibly emotional, embraced by his wife and two children, all dressed in pink. The scene moved the champion to tears.

Having my family here and kissing them was exceptional. I never dreamed they would be here today. They always support me, and now I can kiss them as the winner of the Giro.

He announced he will spend a few days in Rome with his family before returning to Denmark to prepare for the Tour de France, which starts on July 4 in Barcelona.

Final‑stage sprint salvages Italian pride

The last stage, a 131-kilometer parade from Ostia to Rome's historic center, culminated in a bunch sprint won by Italy's Jonathan Milan. The Lidl‑Trek rider edged Giovanni Lonardi and Paul Penhoet at the line, securing a much‑needed morale boost for Italian cycling.

It was a hard-fought victory. We always believed, even when results didn't come. I thank my teammates; it wasn't easy missing out by so little before. I'm happy to close like this.

It was Milan's only stage win of the race, but it added a festive note to an otherwise disappointing Giro for Italy: no Italian cracked the top seven overall, with Davide Piganzoli the best at eighth place.

Other classifications and the road ahead

Giulio Ciccone earned the blue climber's jersey, while Frenchman Paul Magnier captured the cyclamen points jersey, and Portugal's Afonso Eulalio won the white jersey for best young rider. Ciccone's consistency in the mountains partly compensated for the subdued Italian showing.

Now all eyes turn to July's Tour de France, where Vingegaard and Pogacar are set to resume their rivalry. The Giro champion will aim for a rare Giro‑Tour double, while Pogacar seeks his fifth Tour win and eventual membership in the triple‑crown fraternity.