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James Moultrie

'At first, I was a bit annoyed that I couldn't follow' – Felix Gall paces Blockhaus to perfection to emerge as Jonas Vingegaard's closest Giro d'Italia contender

Felix Gall racing solo up Blockhaus en route to second place on stage 7 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia.

Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) emerged as Jonas Vingegaard's biggest contender at the Giro d'Italia after the first summit finish of the 2026 race, finishing second behind the Dane atop Blockhaus with only a narrow 13-second deficit.

Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike team took control of the race on the 13.6km, before he launched his first attack 5.5km from the top. Only Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was able to follow, but he overextended and was dropped a kilometre later, before dropping several positions in the final 4km.

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