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James Moultrie

'I think I'd prefer to win all three Grand Tours' – Jonas Vingegaard hints further at Giro d'Italia focus in 2026 despite Tour de France remaining the 'biggest objective'

SAITAMA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 09: Jonas Vingegaard Hansen of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike competes during the 11th Tour de France Saitama Criterium 2025 - Criterium Race a 59.5km one day race from Saitama to Saitama on November 09, 2025 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).

While winning the Tour de France for a third time remains Jonas Vingegaard's, and his team Visma-Lease a Bike's, main objective for 2026, the Dane said that his preference would be to complete the set of Grand Tours with a maiden victory at the Giro d'Italia on debut.

He's teased already that a Giro-Tour double attempt could be on the horizon, but has advanced this further, speaking in Japan having won the Tour de France Saitami Criterium at the weekend despite crashing earlier in the race.

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