Jarno Widar wins Tre Valli Varesine 2026 after three-up sprint with Pidcock

Jarno Widar claimed his first professional victory at the 2026 Tre Valli Varesine, beating Tom Pidcock and Matteo Jorgenson in a three-rider sprint in Varese. The 20-year-old Belgian followed Pidcock’s decisive late attack with Jorgenson, then had the speed to finish the job after 196.1km from Busto Arsizio.

Pidcock was the rider who split the favourites on the final decisive climb, with only Widar and Jorgenson able to follow. The trio stayed clear to the finish despite the chase closing rapidly behind, and Widar won in 4:34:26. Pidcock and Jorgenson were given the same time, while Quinn Simmons led the next group home three seconds later.

How the 2026 Tre Valli Varesine unfolded

Noah Ramsay, Matteo Turconi and Fabian Weiss were among the riders who established the early break, building a sizeable advantage before the repeated climbs around Varese began to wear the move down. Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team contributed heavily to the chase, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG also helping to bring the race back under control as the gap started to fall.

The break gradually came apart rather than being caught in one move. Tommaso Nencini lost contact and was later brought back, Weiss was dropped with around 64km remaining and Turconi followed soon afterwards. Ramsay was the last of the original escapees to remain near the front before the race moved into its more aggressive final phase.

There was also a serious incident involving Pidcock’s team during the finishing circuits. Pidcock said afterwards that teammates Marcel Camprubí and Thomas Gloag were struck by a police motorbike travelling against the direction of the race. Camprubí was able to continue, while Gloag stopped after the incident.

With the early break effectively finished, the favourites began to attack. Quinn Simmons was repeatedly active and Mikkel Honoré and Davide Piganzoli were also involved as a new group formed in the closing 30km. Luke Plapp, Quentin Pacher, Henrique Bravo and Lorenzo Fortunato were caught in a crash with around 29km to go, while Brandon McNulty, Lenny Martinez and others continued to push the pace at the front.

Simmons attacked again inside the final 15km but was brought back. UAE Team Emirates-XRG then raised the tempo, with world champion McNulty and Jhonatan Narváez helping to close the remaining moves before Pidcock made the acceleration that finally created the winning selection.

Pidcock attacked on the final decisive climb with roughly a dozen kilometres remaining. Widar and Jorgenson were the only riders able to follow, and the three quickly established themselves ahead of the chase. With Jorgenson represented at the front, Visma | Lease a Bike had little reason to contribute behind, helping the trio retain enough of an advantage to reach Varese together.

The leaders began to watch one another in the final kilometre as the chase group closed. Widar stayed patient and then produced the fastest sprint of the three, beating Pidcock into second place and Jorgenson into third. Simmons crossed three seconds later in fourth, ahead of Marc Hirschi, Pello Bilbao and Christian Scaroni.

For Widar, the victory was his first as a professional after stepping up from the under-23 ranks for 2026. It also came against a strong field of established one-day racers, with Pidcock creating the decisive move but unable to match the Lotto-Intermarché rider in the final sprint.

Tre Valli Varesine 2026 Result