Giro d'Italia 2026: Jonas Vingegaard Completes Grand Tour Stage Set With Blockahus Climb
Danish great Jonas Vingegaard completed his set of Grand Tour stage victories with the Blockahus climb, the first mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia 2026, on Friday (May 15). The 29-year-old took 38 minutes and 22 seconds to win stage seven, covering a distance of 244km -- from the Mediterranean coast city of Formia to Blockhaus, the preeminent massif in Central Italy. The climb featured 13.6km with gradients of up to 14%. Austrian Felix Gall arrived second, 13 seconds behind, while Jai Hindley of Australia was third. Vinge thus claimed stage victories at the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana, and Giro d'Italia -- the three races of road cycling's Grand Tour. The Visma–Lease a Bike rider is now second in the general classification, three minutes and 17 seconds behind leader Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain Victorious). The 109th edition of the Giro d'Italia started on May 8 in Nessebar (Bulgaria), and will culminate on May 31 (stage 21) with a criterium-style race in Rome.
Portugal's Afonso Oliveira Eulálio wears the pink jersey of the race overall leader on the podium after completing the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Gian Mattia d'Alberto/LaPresse via AP
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard crosses the finish line to win the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, right, leads Italy's Giulio Pellizzari on his way to win the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard pedals on his way to win the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Gian Mattia d'Alberto/LaPresse via AP
The pack rides past a fan waving an Italian flag, during the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
The pack rides during stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, right, leads Italy's Giulio Pellizzari on his way to win the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
The pack rides during the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
Overall leader Afonso Oliveira Eulálio pedals during the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
Cyclists ride through the countryside during the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Formia to Blockhaus, Italy. | Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP
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