Dane wins by five minutes and 22 seconds
‘Winning all three is very special for me’
Jonas Vingegaard completed his Giro d’Italia triumph, securing the first part of a coveted Grand Tour double in a procession finale around Rome won by the home hero Jonathan Milan. Vingegaard rolled into the Italian capital needing just to complete the flat final stage to claim overall victory and the triple crown of road cycling’s three-week showpieces.
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider is now the eighth man to win the Giro, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, joining Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Vincenzo Nibali in reaching one of the sport’s hardest goals. His attentions now turn to the Tour in July and a showdown with Tadej Pogacar, road cycling’s biggest star and his key rival for the Grande Boucle.
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