Vingegaard wins – Jonas Vingegaard soloed to victory atop Piancavallo on the Giro d’Italia’s 20th and penultimate stage, extending his lead to more than five minutes over Felix Gall. With Sunday’s largely processional Rome finale to decide the crown, the Dane is on the verge of
PIANCAVALLO, Italy — The final climb didn’t just decide a stage. It settled the feeling that Jonas Vingegaard was in control.
With 10.6 kilometres remaining of the 200-kilometre (124-mile) route from Gemona del Friuli—ending in Piancavallo after two ascents of the top-category climb—the Team Visma-Lease a Bike rider made his move. The breakaway began to unravel one rider at a time. Then, almost effortlessly, Vingegaard took them all.
He rode to the win on Saturday, sealing the result with enough authority to extend his overall lead to more than five minutes from Felix Gall. Jai Hindley stayed in third, 6:25 behind Vingegaard.
Sunday’s final stage is a largely processional ride that starts and ends in Rome. For Vingegaard. that means the Giro crown should arrive officially there—turning the next day into a formality rather than a scramble. If he does claim it. the 29-year-old Dane would become the eighth male rider to win all three Grand Tours. and the ninth man to complete the Giro-Tour double.
Vingegaard already has the backbone of that dream: he won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023, and last year clinched his first Spanish Vuelta title. This Giro is his first time participating in the race, and his dominance so far has matched the pre-race billing as the favourite.
After crossing the line, he leaned into his familiar ritual—kissing the photo of his family on the handlebar of his bicycle, then kissing his wedding ring and raising his arms in the air.
Vingegaard made the stage sound simple, at least in purpose. “I’m a cyclist, I like to win, I want to win as many races as possible and we decided to go for it again today,” he said. “Today was the last day in the mountains so everything would be decided so we decided to go all-in for the stage.”
He added: “The boys did amazing again today, I had an amazing day also and to now win five stages here and to have a solid lead going into tomorrow is special for me.”
Saturday also delivered clarity behind him. Gall edged out Hindley in a sprint for second, finishing 1:15 behind Vingegaard at the end of the stage.
For Vingegaard, the number that mattered was the one written into the standings: this was his fifth victory at this Giro, and it leaves him positioned to take the overall title unless something extraordinary interrupts Sunday’s Rome procession.
The women’s Giro also began on Saturday and ends on June 7.
Jonas Vingegaard Piancavallo Giro d’Italia Felix Gall Jai Hindley Team Visma-Lease a Bike Tour de France Spanish Vuelta Grand Tour double