Grand Tours: superior preparation, correct planning and winning choices. We could sum up the great and well-deserved victory of Jonas Vingegaard at the 2026 Giro d'Italia in these three points, a success that allows the Danish champion to become part of legend, namely one of those few all-time champions to have won all three grand stage races. That said, behind a victory like this lie countless choices that made the difference, from the methodology of physical preparation, through nutrition and supplementation, to recovery, without overlooking a detail that today helps to widen the gap with the pursuers, namely the choice of technical materials used during the race. Setting aside bikes and wheels, clothing and helmet become very important, elements that improve acclimatization or make the cyclist more aerodynamic. Here we stop and try to take stock of the situation regarding the use of various Giro helmets by Jonas Vingegaard and the entire Team Visma | Lease a Bike with Jenco Drost and Ash Lewin, respectively Head of Performance Equipment for the team and Giro's Product Manager for Helmets. What emerges is a nice back-and-forth with a view to the Tour de France.

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