Vingegaard takes pink jersey with third Giro stage winImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jonas Vingegaard is bidding to complete the Grand Tour triple crownBySam DruryBBC Sport journalistPublished20 minutes agoDenmark’s Jonas Vingegaard took the overall leader’s pink jersey as he rode away from the rest of the favourites on the final climb to win a mountainous stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia.The two-time Tour de France winner claimed his third stage win of the 2026 edition with a superb late attack on the brutal 133km stage through the mountains to Pila.His Visma-Lease a Bike team led the peloton from the beginning of the last, toughest climb – a 16.6km drag to the finish line – and gradually reeled in a breakaway group.Vingegaard’s team-mate Davide Piganzoli led him to the front and from there he made his move to secure the pink jersey for the first time.Overnight leader Afonso Eulalio – who had led since stage five – slipped to second overall, nearly two and a half minutes behind. “Today we made a plan from the start with the team, and we wanted to control the race, and that’s what my team-mates did,” Vingegaard stated.”It was really impressive how they rode, and I’m so proud of my team-mates, and I’m proud that I can pay them back – it’s a super nice win.”Vingegaard, racing in the Giro for the first time, is aiming to become just the eighth rider to win all three Grand Tours.He finished 49 seconds ahead of Austrian Felix Gall in second, with former winner Jai Hindley of Australia third on Saturday.Giro d’Italia stage 14 resultsJonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) 3 hrs 53mins 1secsFelix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-CMA CGM) +49 secsJai Hindley (Aus/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +58 secsDavide Piganzoli (Ita/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 3secsGiulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) same timeThymen Arensman (Ned/Netcompany Ineos Cycling) +1min 23secsMichael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro-cycling) +1 min 35secsWout Poels (Ned/Unibet Rose Rockets) +2mins 8secsJan Hirt (Cze/NSN Cycling Team) same timeEgan Bernal (Col/Netcompany Ineos Cycling)Giro d’Italia general classification results after stage 14Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) 56hrs 8mins 41 secsAfonso Eulalio (Por/Bahrain-Victorious) +2mins 26 secsFelix Gall (Aut/Decathlon-CMA CGM) +2mins 50secsThymen Arensman (Ned/Netcompany Ineos Cycling) +3mins 3secsJai Hindley (Aus/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +3mins 43secsGiulio Pellizzari (Ita/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +4mins 22secsMichael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro-cycling) +4mins 46secsBen O’Connor (Aus/Jayco-AlUla) +5mins 22secsDerek Gee-West (Can/Lidl-Trek) +5mins 41secsDavide Piganzoli (Ita/Visma-Lease a Bike) +6min 13secsRelated topicsCycling
