Jonas Vingegaard extends Giro d’Italia lead with dominant stage 16 win

Jonas Vingegaard has taken a significant step towards Giro d’Italia glory by claiming a dominant solo victory on stage 16 to extend his overall lead.

The Dane launched a devastating attack with six-and-a-half kilometres of the final climb remaining to Cari.

It marks his fourth stage win of this debut campaign in the Italian Grand Tour, but his first while wearing the prestigious pink jersey.

Gall moves into second as Eulalio drops

Felix Gall briefly attempted to match the blistering pace before eventually settling into a chasing group.

The Austrian rider finished one minute and nine seconds adrift, but the performance was enough to move him up to second in the general classification.

Gall now sits four minutes and three seconds behind the formidable Visma-Lease A Bike leader.

Former race leader Afonso Eulalio suffered heavily on the final ascent, dropping from second to fifth overall after losing more than three minutes.

Swiss stage sets up brutal weekend

The short 113km route from Bellinzona took place entirely within Switzerland and encouraged an aggressive day of racing.

However, the intention of the dominant Dutch team to set their primary rider up for another mountain victory was apparent from the start.

The peloton will face rolling terrain on stage 17, which is expected to favour a strong breakaway before the high mountains return this weekend.