*Update*: Vingegaard wins Giro in Rome — Wiebes disqualified, Gall second

The 2026 Giro d'Italia is history. After Tagesspiegel reported that Jonas Vingegaard could celebrate his triumph in Rome, the Dane now stands alongside Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali and Chris Froome – as the eighth rider ever to have won the Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia. The final stage to Rome ended with a mass sprint, which Italian Jonathan Milan won at Circus Maximus, as FAZ reports.

In the overall standings, Felix Gall completed the best result by an Austrian in one of the three major stage races: The Tyrolean finished the Giro as second behind Vingegaard, as Neue Zürcher Zeitung notes. For Gall, it is a historic moment for Austrian cycling.

Disqualification overshadows final day

The sporting glory of the final day was, however, tarnished by a disqualification. Lorena Wiebes, the winner of the first stage of the Giro Donne, was subsequently excluded from the race because her bicycle was 20 grams below the prescribed minimum weight. Her team SD Worx criticized the penalty as disproportionately harsh, as The Guardian reports. While teams are responsible for material compliance with regulations, the debate over the severity of the sanction is likely to continue to occupy the cycling world.

Also in the background: Tadej Pogačar, Vingegaard's sharpest rival on the world rankings, could lose an important helper for the Tour de France according to Welt – a bus accident overshadows the title defender's preparation for the next Grand Tour duel with Vingegaard.

With the Giro victory, Vingegaard is writing cycling history. Two Tour de France titles, one Vuelta and now the Giro: In just a few years, the Dane has built a dominance that brings him into the discussion about the greatest riders of all time.