Giro d’Italia Winners: Complete List from 1909 to 2026
Every Giro d’Italia winner in one place, from Luigi Ganna in 1909 to Jonas Vingegaard in 2026, with the record holders, landmark editions, modern champions and the complete year-by-year roll of honour.
Jonas Vingegaard is the latest Giro d’Italia winner. The Dane won the 2026 edition for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, finishing ahead of Felix Gall and Jai Hindley in the final general classification.
The victory made Vingegaard the first Danish rider to win the Giro d’Italia. Having already won the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, he also joined the select group of riders who have won all three men’s Grand Tours.
This page is designed as an evergreen Giro d’Italia winners reference: the complete list is below, while the surrounding sections explain the records, unusual editions and champions that give the roll of honour its historical meaning.
Who won the 2026 Giro d’Italia?
Jonas Vingegaard won the 2026 Giro d’Italia, becoming the first Danish rider to take the Trofeo Senza Fine.
Vingegaard completed his first Giro appearance with overall victory in Rome after three weeks that began in Bulgaria and finished in the Italian capital. His final winning time was 83:22:51.
The final mountain test came on Stage 20 at Piancavallo. Vingegaard won the stage by 1 minute 15 seconds over Felix Gall and Jai Hindley, reinforcing an advantage he carried into the ceremonial final stage in Rome.
Jonas Vingegaard
Denmark · Team Visma | Lease a Bike · 83:22:51
Felix Gall
Austria · +5:22
Jai Hindley
Australia · +6:25
For the official current classification and historical roll of honour, see the Giro d’Italia Roll of Honour.
Who has won the Giro d’Italia the most times?
Three riders share the record with five overall victories: Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx.
1925, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1933. Binda established the first great dynasty in Giro history.
1940, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. Coppi combined climbing, time-trialling and tactical intelligence across two eras divided by World War II.
1968, 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1974. Merckx matched the five-win record while building one of cycling’s most complete palmarès.
Five victories remain the benchmark: Binda, Coppi and Merckx reached it in very different eras, which is why the shared record also traces the evolution of Grand Tour racing itself.
Key milestones in Giro d’Italia winners history
The list of champions makes more sense when viewed alongside the rule changes, symbols and breakthrough victories that shaped the race.
Luigi Ganna wins the first Giro d’Italia. The inaugural race had eight very long stages and used a points-based classification rather than the modern time-based general classification.
Atala wins the only team-classification edition. The 1912 Giro did not award an individual overall winner, which is why the table below lists the Atala team rather than a single rider.
The Maglia Rosa is introduced. Learco Guerra became the first rider to wear the pink leader’s jersey, while Francesco Camusso went on to win that year’s Giro.
Fausto Coppi becomes the youngest Giro winner. He was only 20 when he took his first overall victory, beginning a career that would produce five Giro titles.
Hugo Koblet breaks the Italian winning sequence. The Swiss rider became the first non-Italian overall winner of the Giro.
Tadej Pogačar wins on his Giro debut. The Slovenian took six stage victories and the overall classification in a dominant first participation.
Simon Yates overturns the race on the Colle delle Finestre. Seven years after losing his 2018 Giro ambitions on the same mountain, he attacked there to take control of the 2025 race.
Jonas Vingegaard becomes the first Danish Giro winner. The victory also completed his collection of overall wins across the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
For a deeper look at the race’s origins, read DEMON’s story of the first Giro d’Italia in 1909.
From Pantani to Vingegaard: defining winners of the modern Giro
The modern roll of honour shows how many different types of rider can win the Giro: pure climbers, time-trial specialists, aggressive all-rounders and tactically patient Grand Tour leaders.
Marco Pantani: the 1998 Giro–Tour double
Marco Pantani won the 1998 Giro d’Italia before also winning the Tour de France that summer. His Giro victory remains closely associated with his explosive climbing style and willingness to attack on the steepest terrain.
Vincenzo Nibali: two wins and three Grand Tours
Vincenzo Nibali won the Giro in 2013 and 2016. His tactical range, descending ability and resilience made him one of the defining stage racers of his generation and one of the riders to win all three Grand Tours.
Tadej Pogačar: six stages on his 2024 debut
Pogačar entered the Giro for the first time in 2024 and won the general classification with six stage victories. His performance combined mountain attacks with strong time trials and long periods in the Maglia Rosa.
Simon Yates: redemption on the Colle delle Finestre
Yates won the 2025 Giro by turning the general classification around on Stage 20. His decisive attack came on the Colle delle Finestre, the same climb linked to his dramatic loss of the race lead in 2018.
Jonas Vingegaard: Denmark’s first Giro champion
Vingegaard won the 2026 Giro on his first participation. He became the first Danish winner and completed the set of Giro, Tour and Vuelta overall victories.
Why modern Giro victories look so different
Recent winners have taken pink through very different race patterns: overwhelming dominance, late mountain reversals, time-trial gains and tactical patience. That variety is one reason a winners list tells more than a simple sequence of names.
The climbs that repeatedly shape Giro d’Italia winners
The Giro’s mountains are not simply scenic backdrops. They are often where the general classification is separated, defended or completely overturned.
High altitude, long switchbacks and rapidly changing mountain weather have made the Stelvio one of the Giro’s most recognisable symbols.
The Gavia is inseparable from some of the race’s most severe high-mountain conditions and endurance stories.
Steep gradients and limited recovery make the Mortirolo a climb where relatively small tactical errors can produce large time gaps.
Its combination of steep gradients and an unpaved upper section has produced major Giro turning points, including the decisive 2025 attack by Simon Yates.
The Friulian climb provided the final mountain verdict of the 2026 Giro, where Vingegaard won Stage 20 and strengthened his grip on the Maglia Rosa.
Rather than one climb, the Dolomites represent a recurring landscape of steep passes, altitude and back-to-back efforts that has shaped generations of Giro champions.
For more mountain context, explore DEMON’s guide to some of the most difficult climbs in cycling, including the Stelvio.
All Giro d’Italia winners from 1909 to 2026
The table below lists every overall winner, including the editions not held during the World Wars and the unusual team-classification result of 1912.
Historical note: the Giro was not held from 1915–1918 or 1941–1945. In 1912, the overall contest was decided by teams and Atala won.
| Year | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1909–1950 | ||
| 1909 | Luigi Ganna | Italy |
| 1910 | Carlo Galetti | Italy |
| 1911 | Carlo Galetti | Italy |
| 1912 | Atala Team | Italy |
| 1913 | Carlo Oriani | Italy |
| 1914 | Alfonso Calzolari | Italy |
| 1915–1918 | Not held | World War I |
| 1919 | Costante Girardengo | Italy |
| 1920 | Gaetano Belloni | Italy |
| 1921 | Giovanni Brunero | Italy |
| 1922 | Giovanni Brunero | Italy |
| 1923 | Costante Girardengo | Italy |
| 1924 | Giuseppe Enrici | Italy |
| 1925 | Alfredo Binda | Italy |
| 1926 | Giovanni Brunero | Italy |
| 1927 | Alfredo Binda | Italy |
| 1928 | Alfredo Binda | Italy |
| 1929 | Alfredo Binda | Italy |
| 1930 | Luigi Marchisio | Italy |
| 1931 | Francesco Camusso | Italy |
| 1932 | Antonio Pesenti | Italy |
| 1933 | Alfredo Binda | Italy |
| 1934 | Learco Guerra | Italy |
| 1935 | Vasco Bergamaschi | Italy |
| 1936 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1937 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1938 | Giovanni Valetti | Italy |
| 1939 | Giovanni Valetti | Italy |
| 1940 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1941–1945 | Not held | World War II |
| 1946 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
| 1947 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1948 | Fiorenzo Magni | Italy |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1950 | Hugo Koblet | Switzerland |
| 1951–2000 | ||
| 1951 | Fiorenzo Magni | Italy |
| 1952 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1953 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
| 1954 | Carlo Clerici | Switzerland |
| 1955 | Fiorenzo Magni | Italy |
| 1956 | Charly Gaul | Luxembourg |
| 1957 | Gastone Nencini | Italy |
| 1958 | Ercole Baldini | Italy |
| 1959 | Charly Gaul | Luxembourg |
| 1960 | Jacques Anquetil | France |
| 1961 | Arnaldo Pambianco | Italy |
| 1962 | Franco Balmamion | Italy |
| 1963 | Franco Balmamion | Italy |
| 1964 | Jacques Anquetil | France |
| 1965 | Vittorio Adorni | Italy |
| 1966 | Gianni Motta | Italy |
| 1967 | Felice Gimondi | Italy |
| 1968 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1969 | Felice Gimondi | Italy |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1971 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1975 | Fausto Bertoglio | Italy |
| 1976 | Felice Gimondi | Italy |
| 1977 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium |
| 1978 | Johan De Muynck | Belgium |
| 1979 | Giuseppe Saronni | Italy |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault | France |
| 1981 | Giovanni Battaglin | Italy |
| 1982 | Bernard Hinault | France |
| 1983 | Giuseppe Saronni | Italy |
| 1984 | Francesco Moser | Italy |
| 1985 | Bernard Hinault | France |
| 1986 | Roberto Visentini | Italy |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche | Ireland |
| 1988 | Andrew Hampsten | United States |
| 1989 | Laurent Fignon | France |
| 1990 | Gianni Bugno | Italy |
| 1991 | Franco Chioccioli | Italy |
| 1992 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
| 1993 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
| 1994 | Evgeni Berzin | Russia |
| 1995 | Tony Rominger | Switzerland |
| 1996 | Pavel Tonkov | Russia |
| 1997 | Ivan Gotti | Italy |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani | Italy |
| 1999 | Ivan Gotti | Italy |
| 2000 | Stefano Garzelli | Italy |
| 2001–2026 | ||
| 2001 | Gilberto Simoni | Italy |
| 2002 | Paolo Savoldelli | Italy |
| 2003 | Gilberto Simoni | Italy |
| 2004 | Damiano Cunego | Italy |
| 2005 | Paolo Savoldelli | Italy |
| 2006 | Ivan Basso | Italy |
| 2007 | Danilo Di Luca | Italy |
| 2008 | Alberto Contador | Spain |
| 2009 | Denis Menchov | Russia |
| 2010 | Ivan Basso | Italy |
| 2011 | Michele Scarponi | Italy |
| 2012 | Ryder Hesjedal | Canada |
| 2013 | Vincenzo Nibali | Italy |
| 2014 | Nairo Quintana | Colombia |
| 2015 | Alberto Contador | Spain |
| 2016 | Vincenzo Nibali | Italy |
| 2017 | Tom Dumoulin | Netherlands |
| 2018 | Chris Froome | United Kingdom |
| 2019 | Richard Carapaz | Ecuador |
| 2020 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | United Kingdom |
| 2021 | Egan Bernal | Colombia |
| 2022 | Jai Hindley | Australia |
| 2023 | Primož Roglič | Slovenia |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogačar | Slovenia |
| 2025 | Simon Yates | United Kingdom |
| 2026 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark |
Giro d’Italia winners FAQ
Quick answers to the most common questions about the Giro’s roll of honour.
Who won the Giro d’Italia in 2026?
Jonas Vingegaard won the 2026 Giro d’Italia for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. He finished 5 minutes 22 seconds ahead of Felix Gall, with Jai Hindley third overall at 6 minutes 25 seconds.
Who has won the most Giro d’Italia titles?
Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx share the record with five overall victories each.
Who won the first Giro d’Italia?
Luigi Ganna won the inaugural Giro d’Italia in 1909.
Was there ever a Giro d’Italia without an individual winner?
Yes. The 1912 Giro was contested by team classification, and Atala was the winning team. It remains an unusual exception in the race’s roll of honour.
Who was the first non-Italian Giro d’Italia winner?
Hugo Koblet of Switzerland became the first non-Italian overall winner in 1950.
When was the Maglia Rosa introduced?
The pink leader’s jersey was introduced in 1931. Learco Guerra was the first rider to wear it after winning the opening stage, while Francesco Camusso won the overall Giro that year.
Which years was the Giro d’Italia not held?
The Giro was not held from 1915 to 1918 during World War I and from 1941 to 1945 during World War II.
What the Giro d’Italia winners list tells us about the race
More than a century of winners reveals a race that continually changes while preserving the same central demand: survive three weeks and be the strongest overall rider when the decisive moments arrive.
The names in the roll of honour connect radically different versions of professional cycling. Ganna raced the first Giro on the rough roads of 1909. Binda and Coppi defined early eras of Italian dominance. Merckx brought his all-round supremacy to the race in the 1960s and 1970s. Modern champions have added increasingly specialised preparation, advanced equipment and global competition.
Yet the Giro still creates the same fundamental tension: a general classification can be built over many days and then reshaped by one mountain stage. The 2025 Colle delle Finestre and the 2026 Piancavallo finale are recent reminders that Giro history is never only about who starts strongest — it is about who remains strongest when the race reaches its hardest point.
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