Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike crosses the finish line safely in Naples on stage 6 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images) Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) is eyeing the best opportunity yet to really live up to his status as the heavy pre-face favourite at the Giro d'Italia , with the first 'real mountaintop finish' of the 2026 Giro arriving on Friday's seventh stage to Blockhaus. Across six hectic stages, the Dane has so far only launched one attack, on stage 2 in Bulgaria, but that came to nothing as the leading group of three he formed on the road to Veliko Tarnovo was brought back in sight of the line. While snatching the pink jersey this early looks unlikely, thanks to Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) building a 6:22 lead from the breakaway on stage 5, Visma will be massive favourites to take control of the race and move into a commanding position with Vingegaard over their main rivals.…