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Jonas Vingegaard Wins Second Giro d'Italia

Jonas Vingegaard Wins Second Giro d'Italia

Jonas Vingegaard entered Rome as a celebrated figure, hoisting the Danish flag after securing the 109th Giro d'Italia. Supported by Team Visma-Lease a Bike, he dominated the race with authority, finishing ahead of Austrian Felix Gall and Australian Jai Hindley.

Bezzecchi Calls Italian GP Win 'Dream Come True'

Aprilia rider Bezzecchi overtook early race leader Francesco Bagnaia before pulling clear of team-mate Jorge Martin, taking the chequered flag with a comfortable margin of 3.5 seconds. The win marks his fourth grand prix victory of the 2026 season and his first triumph at his home Italian Grand Prix. slot-chickenroad.org

Bezzecchi's emotional celebration reflected the significance of the win, placing it alongside his maiden MotoGP triumph in terms of career highlights. The Italian now looks to build on this momentum as the championship season progresses.

Teenager Rafael Jódar comes from two sets down to set up Zverev quarter-final

  • 19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

  • Jódar enjoying spectacular clay-court season

This year’s French Open has been defined in many ways by the weather, an unprecedented week of searing heat wreaking havoc on and off the court. That trend came to an end in an instant on Sunday morning as the cool, damp conditions took over in Paris.

Rain or shine, the rise of Rafael Jódar endures. The 19-year-old took another major step forward in his young career as he put together a monumental comeback, recovering from two sets down for the first time in his career to defeat his veteran Spanish compatriot Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.

Jódar’s breakthrough season remains one of the most significant tennis stories of the year so far. He now has an outlandish 19 wins and three defeats in his first full clay-court season, reaching the quarter-finals at every event with his Marrakech title, Barcelona semi-final and quarter-finals at Madrid and Rome making way for his first grand slam quarter-final. Having been ranked No 707 a year ago, he will rise to around No 22 in the ATP rankings.

There are times when winning four matches at the majors requires players to tackle one or two truly elite players. This tournament is not one of them. With so many of the top contenders losing early this year in Paris, and so much opportunity left in the draw, one of the greater challenges for the remaining players is keeping their head in the game.

This was true on Saturday, as no fewer than five of the eight men’s matches went to five sets and tension ruled both sides of the court as so many players struggled to either perform at the beginning or close out matches. Jódar, the 27th seed, was clearly so tense early on against his unseeded opponent that at one point he lost nine consecutive games from 4-1 up in the first set to 0-4 down in the second. From two sets down, however, he recovered brilliantly, completely bulldozing Carreño Busta in the final three sets.

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Vingegaard Wins Giro, Completes Grand Slam

Jonas Vingegaard has conquered the Giro de Italia, becoming just the 8th cyclist in history to win all three grand tours. The Danish rider, who has already claimed the Tour de France (2022, 2023) and Vuelta a España (2025), wore the pink jersey since May 23 and celebrated his victory in Rome.

Only seven cyclists had previously achieved this feat: Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, and Chris Froome, who was the last to complete the grand slam in 2018.

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