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Jonas Vingegaard sealed his Giro d'Italia triumph on Sunday, riding into Rome in pink on the final stage won by home hero Jonathan Milan, and becoming the only active rider to have claimed all three Grand Tours. Dane Vingegaard rolled into the Italian capital to add the Giro to a pair of Tour de France titles in 2022 and 2023 and the Vuelta a Espana from 2025, the triple crown of road cycling's three-week showpieces. Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour de France four times as well as the Giro, but he has yet to win the Vuelta.

The Visma–Lease a Bike rider Vingegaard is just the eighth man to win all three, joining Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Vincenzo Nibali in reaching one of road cycling's hardest goals. "Winning all three is very special for me, it's difficult to find the words to describe it," Vingegaard told Italian broadcaster RAI.

Meanwhile, Australia's Jai Hindley finished third overall, making history as just the second Australian to enjoy three overall podium finishes in Grand Tours. The 30-year-old had been ill during the race, needing to take antibiotics in the second of the three weeks, but recovered spectacularly to complete his own set of Giro podium finishes, having famously won in 2022, been runner-up in 2021 and now third.

Coverage Comparison

ABC Australia covered the race through several stages, consistently emphasising both Vingegaard's dominance and Hindley's progress. After stage 7, which featured the famed Blockhaus climb, ABC reported that Vingegaard powered away to victory while Hindley came third on the day, 1:02 behind, with Alfonso Eulálio retaining the pink jersey by 3:17 from Vingegaard. Hindley was then fourth overall at 4:25.

On stage 9, ABC noted Vingegaard's "crushing" and "supreme" ride to victory on the 184km route from Cervia to Corno alle Scale, closing the gap to overall leader Afonso Eulálio to 2 minutes 24 seconds. Hindley finished 50 seconds behind Vingegaard alongside fellow Australian Michael Storer, but crucially finished 48 seconds ahead of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe teammate Giulio Pellizzari to put himself in pole position as sole team leader. At that point, Hindley sat fourth overall, 4 minutes 32 seconds behind Eulálio.

Stage 14 saw Vingegaard win on the Alpine summit of Pila, described by ABC as "brilliant" and "unstoppable," as he roared away on the final climb to win by 49 seconds from Felix Gall. Hindley, helped by Pellizzari, battled to third on the mountain top, finishing 58 seconds behind Vingegaard to move up one place to fifth in the general classification, 3:43 behind the leader.

In the queen stage, reported by ABC, Sepp Kuss claimed the stage victory just ahead of Lidl-Trek pairing Derek Gee-West and Giulio Ciccone, while Hindley finished sixth, 4 seconds behind race leader Jonas Vingegaard and second-ranked Felix Gall. Hindley moved into third place overall with just one competitive stage remaining, praising the selfless sacrifice of teammate Pellizzari.

France 24 — English focused on Vingegaard's historic achievement, reporting that he became the eighth rider to win all three Grand Tours, and that Hindley finished third overall. Their coverage was celebratory, using words like "triumph" and "elite" to describe Vingegaard's win.

ABC also highlighted Hindley's historic feat, noting he became the second Australian to achieve three Grand Tour podiums, with only 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans having more among Australians with five.

Key Claims

  • Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d'Italia, becoming the eighth rider to win all three Grand Tours, as reported by ABC Australia and France 24 — English.
  • Jai Hindley finished third overall in the Giro d'Italia, his third Grand Tour podium, as reported by ABC Australia and France 24 — English.
  • Hindley made history as the second Australian to achieve three Grand Tour podiums, a claim carried by ABC Australia.
  • Vingegaard won stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia, with Hindley finishing third, as reported by ABC Australia.
  • Vingegaard won stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia, with Hindley finishing 50 seconds behind, as reported by ABC Australia.
  • Vingegaard won stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia, with Hindley moving up to fifth overall, as reported by ABC Australia.
  • Sepp Kuss won the queen stage of the Giro d'Italia, with Hindley finishing sixth, as reported by ABC Australia.

Perspectives

Jonas Vingegaard and Team Visma-Lease a Bike: Vingegaard expressed pride in his teammates' efforts, saying, "It was really impressive how my teammates rode, and I'm so proud of them, so proud that I can pay them back — it's a super nice win." Team chief Richard Plugge said the team is a "yellow jersey organisation" and is confident Vingegaard will contend for overall victory on the Tour de France.

Jai Hindley and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe: Hindley remained defiant despite Vingegaard's dominance, telling reporters before stage 9, "It's not over till Rome, mate. Still a long way to go." After the queen stage, he praised teammate Giulio Pellizzari: "It's really not taken for granted what he did today. Giulio lost his GC chances, so it is nice that after suffering he could help me." Hindley also reflected on his comeback from illness, saying, "I haven't had a good result in a Grand Tour for a long time, and to be fighting for the podium again was really nice."