Giro director tries to seduce Vingegaard with very direct comment: "I would not miss the opportunity"

The course of the Giro d'Italia is known and that means that riders who have been in doubt about participating now have some more information. Take Jonas Vingegaard, for example, who has been flirting with the Tour of Italy for a while. Giro director Mauro Vegni is now responding to that, and the Italian is doing so with a very direct approach.

"It is a demanding and balanced Giro," Vegni kicks off in conversation with TuttoBiciWeb. With the course, the Italian and his Giro organization hope to lure the great tenors of contemporary cycling. "Of course we hope it will be well received by the teams and the various champions."

In doing so, Vegni addresses Vingegaard in a very direct way. "If I were him, I would not miss the opportunity to participate in it, especially because if he won it, he would complete the trilogy of grand tours before Pogacar, since he has already won the Tour and the Vuelta."

The course should suit the Dane of Visma | Lease a Bike. "It is a uniform Giro. Three weeks characterized by the alternation of short, demanding stages with longer, but challenging ones. The hope is that there will be no boring days, the so-called dead stages."

According to Vegni, at least the GC men will have to be ready right from the start. "The first week is a busy one for GC, with Blockhaus, the Muri Fermo and then Corno alle Scale. We start with a demanding time trial, which will be crucial for the GC riders."

No shortage of tricky stages either, the Giro director said. "Watch out for the Swiss stage from Bellinzona to Carì: it will be short and explosive. Then there is Andalo, the finish in Alleghe, and the double climb in Piancavallo, as the final and irrevocable test," the Italian also indicated the toughness of the parcours.

Whether it will be enough to lure Vingegaard or also Remco Evenepoel, who, like his Danish colleague, has briefly flirted with the Tour of Italy, remains to be seen. "We understand that they want to come, we are counting on it: they would be two top stars, I don't think there is any discussion about that."

One who did not flirt with the Giro was Tadej Pogacar. Indeed, the Slovenian suggested reversing the Giro and the Vuelta on the calendar; an idea that was harshly opposed by the Giro organization. Still, Vegni has a very remarkable statement to make. "Pogacar? He's coming back..."

After all Pogacar's words about his 2026 plans, it seems hard to believe that he will be at La Grande Partenza, but after all, you never know. If he does, the world champion will have to report to Bulgaria, where the Giro will get underway. A logistical challenge, Vegni also sees. "We have always provided allowances for this kind of travel."

"We know it's not easy, we know it's a huge sacrifice for everyone, but they also know that organizing certain events these days is becoming more and more difficult and that we have to go where significant financial resources are available. As always we have to find common ground, and as always we will," the Italian concluded.