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Vingegaard on verge of Giro d’Italia glory after powering to penultimate stage

The Guardian·Reuters·3 days ago
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Jonas Vingegaard all but won the Giro d’Italia on Saturday and his attention will soon turn to the Tour de France as he attempts to become the ninth man to complete the Giro-Tour double. The Dane wrapped up the first part in style, soloing to victory atop Piancavallo at the end of the 20th and penultimate stage to extend his overall lead to more than five minutes from Felix Gall. Jai Hindley remained in third, 6min 25sec behind Vingegaard. Sunday’s final stage is a largely processional ride that starts and ends in Rome, where Vingegaard should officially be crowned, making the 29-year-old the eighth male rider to win all three Grand Tours. He won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023 and last year clinched his first Spanish Vuelta title. “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,” Vingegaard said. “Today was the last day in the mountains so everything would be decided, so we decided to go all-in for the stage.…

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