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Stephen Farrand

Calculating, controlling and absolutely dominant - Jonas Vingegaard and Visma Lease a Bike take control of the Giro d'Italia - Analysis

PILA - GRESSAN, ITALY - MAY 23: Stage winner Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Blue Mountain Jersey attacks in the breakaway while fans cheer during the 109th Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 14 a 133km stage from Aosta to Pila - Gressan 1789m / #UCIWT / on May 23, 2026 in Pila - Gressan, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

And on the 14th stage, Jonas Vingegaard and Visma Lease a Bike took control of the 2026 Giro d'Italia and took the maglia rosa.

If God's week of creation lasts six days, with a day of rest on the seventh day, Grand Tour racing follows a different calendar, with rest days each Monday and the big stages coming in the third week.

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