Overview
- Vingegaard attacked on the final climb to win stage 16 on Tuesday, soloing to his fourth summit victory and stretching his overall lead to just over four minutes.
- On Wednesday Michael Valgren took stage 17 while Vingegaard rode safely with the peloton and kept the roughly four-minute advantage to his nearest rival.
- Afonso Eulálio, who wore the pink jersey for nine days earlier in the race, cracked on the climbs and fell from second to fifth in the general classification.
- Vingegaard, who has won the Tour de France twice and the 2025 Vuelta, says he wants at least one more stage win in the pink jersey and is using the Giro to sharpen his form for a Tour de France rematch with Tadej Pogacar.
- With the only major time trial done the remaining high-mountain stages are the likely final battlegrounds but Visma‑Lease a Bike's control and Vingegaard's current form make him the clear favourite to convert his lead into overall victory.