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Part one of the mission is complete. Now the countdown truly begins to the part two of the mission. In truth, only illness or injury was ever going to get in the way of Jonas Vingegaard winning the 2026 Giro d’Italia. His qualities, even when operating at a presumed 90 or 95% of his capacity, have been far, far superior to the rest of the Giro’s peloton – like we knew they would be.
The Tour de France, where Vingegaard can become the ninth man in history to complete the Giro-Tour double in the same year, will be a far, far tougher challenge. Tadej Pogačar, his eternal rival and the last man to complete the Giro-Tour mission, allied to the unknown prospect of Paul Seixas, represents an entirely different proposition to facing and convincingly defeating the likes of Felix Gall and Jai Hindley.
On stage 20 of this year’s Giro, the final day in the Dolomites and in essence the final day of racing, Vingegaard took his tally to stage victories to five. Total domination. Head and shoulders above everyone else. Had he had not been the ultimate gentleman and permitted Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Sepp Kuss to win stage 19’s queen stage, it would have been six. The number of stages Pogačar walked away with in 2024.
Vingegaard hasn’t matched his adversary on that count, but he is about to do something that Pogačar has not (yet): win all three Grand Tours.
History beckons for Jonas Vingegaard. Read more via the link in bio 🔗
✍️ @cmbreports
📸 @z_w_photography
The Tour de France, where Vingegaard can become the ninth man in history to complete the Giro-Tour double in the same year, will be a far, far tougher challenge. Tadej Pogačar, his eternal rival and the last man to complete the Giro-Tour mission, allied to the unknown prospect of Paul Seixas, represents an entirely different proposition to facing and convincingly defeating the likes of Felix Gall and Jai Hindley.
On stage 20 of this year’s Giro, the final day in the Dolomites and in essence the final day of racing, Vingegaard took his tally to stage victories to five. Total domination. Head and shoulders above everyone else. Had he had not been the ultimate gentleman and permitted Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Sepp Kuss to win stage 19’s queen stage, it would have been six. The number of stages Pogačar walked away with in 2024.
Vingegaard hasn’t matched his adversary on that count, but he is about to do something that Pogačar has not (yet): win all three Grand Tours.
History beckons for Jonas Vingegaard. Read more via the link in bio 🔗
✍️ @cmbreports
📸 @z_w_photography
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