Jonas Vingegaard aiming to win Grand Tour hat-trick before Tadej Pogacar as focus turns to Giro d'Italia - 'It's a goal for me'

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Jonas Vingegaard said it is his ambition to "make history" by becoming one of only a handful of riders to have won all three Grand Tours - all before Tadej Pogacar achieves the feat.

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Visma-Lease a Bike rider Vingegaard won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023, before earning his first La Vuelta crown last year.

Pogacar, meanwhile, has four Tour de France titles to his name, and won the Giro d'Italia in 2024.

It remains to be seen if the Slovenian will ride La Vuelta this year, but Vingegaard is currently gearing up for the Giro, which starts on May 8 in Nessebar, Bulgaria - with live coverage on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

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Pogacar is not competing in the first Grand Tour of the season, so there is an opportunity for Vingegaard to join Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Felice Gimondi, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome and Jacques Anquetil on an exclusive list of winners of all three races.

"It's a goal for me," the Dane said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport. "It means I'd make history. It's only a matter of time before he does it too.

"Tadej is perhaps the best rider there has ever been. I've beaten him in the past and I'm confident I can do it in the future."

Vingegaard is the clear favourite to win the Giro for the first time, and he outlined his ambitions for the next few weeks and heading into the summer.

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"I want to win the Giro and make history," he said. "Accepting a new challenge is something I needed. I can't wait to start racing. The goal is to win in Rome.

"For many years, my race programme was very similar, but I felt the need to change. The Giro is a big goal and I'm convinced that via these three weeks of racing, I can peak for the Tour too. However, for now, I'm focussed on the Giro."

The 29-year-old has trained at altitude in preparation for the Giro, a race he described as "unpredictable."

"I've studied the Giro route a lot, also because I wasn't able to do any recon rides," he added.

"In Bulgaria, it'll be important to watch out for any wind. There'll be a lot of tough days: Blockhaus, Corno alle Scale and then in Val d'Aosta and the Dolomite stage. Some stages could create big time gaps.

"The Giro is more unpredictable. You've got to be ready for anything every day because there can be surprises everywhere."

Vingegaard also insisted that several riders could challenge him for the general classification.

"There are a lot: Adam Yates, [Giulio] Pellizzari, [Egan] Bernal, [Ben] O’Connor, [Felix] Gall. I'll have to be the best version of myself to win," he said.

"The signs are good. My form was okay in March, but I'm working to get better for May and then July."

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