Jonas Vingegaard solos to Giro d'Italia stage 7 win on Blockhaus summit finish

Jonas Vingegaard on way to winning stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Giro d'Italia favourite Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) lived up to his billing on the first summit finish of the race, attacking to ride solo to the finish on the Blockhaus climb on stage seven.

He was still some way off taking the overall lead from Alfonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious), but the Dane opened up significant gaps on some of his main contenders, including Egan Bernal (Netcompany-Ineos).

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