The 2026 Giro after Blockhaus: where do the GC contenders stand?

Jonas Vingegaard was victorious on the first summit finish of the 2026 Giro d'Italia to Blockhaus, moving himself up to 2nd in the GC behind race leader Afonso Eulálio, who finished 15th on the stage, losing 2:55 to the Dane. 

This means that Eulálio currently leads the GC by 3:17 over Jonas Vingegaard heading into stage 8. 

Felix Gall jumped up 21 places in the GC to 3rd overall after a strong performance. The Austrian finished 2nd on the stage and sits 3:34 behind Eulálio overall. 

Behind Gall is the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe duo Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari in 4th and 5th on GC, respectively, at 4:25 and 4:28.

Ben O'Connor and the Tudor duo of Mathys Rondel and Michael Storer were also significant movers. O'Connor sits 6th at 4:32, Rondel jumps up 15 places to 7th at 4:56, while Storer moves up into 10th at 5:11.

Thymen Arensman consolidated his place in the top 10, sitting 9th at 5:07, but Egan Bernal slipped down the standings to 15th for Netcompany-Ineos at 6:18. 

Meanwhile, the biggest casualty on the stage appeared to be Enric Mas, who plummeted to 28th overall, now 9:14 behind the race leader Eulálio. 

There are two more stages where differences can be made before the second rest day on Monday. 

Stage 8 is a change of pace from the slow burner of Stage 7's Blockhaus battle. The 155.9km route from Chieti to Fermo features plenty of short climbs, steep walls and technical roads that could catch some GC contenders. Here's a full preview for stage 8.

Stage 9 features the second summit finish of the race to Corno alle Scale. While not as difficult as the Blockhaus ascent, we can expect further time gaps between those in the battle for pink.