Jonas Vingegaard Archives

Jorgenson Wins Chaotic Paris-Nice as Vingegaard Crashes

March 17, 2025 at 11:13 am3 min reading

Road cycling

It was a cold, wet, chaotic and thrilling week of racing as Visma–Lease a Bike’s Matteo Jorgenson won Paris-Nice for the second time in a row. But it wasn’t all good news for Visma as Jonas Vingegaard crashed and was forced to abandon.

Weather Sows Chaos in Paris-Nice as Almeida Pips Vingegaard on Stage 4

March 13, 2025 at 2:12 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

A funny thing happened to the riders on Wednesday’s Stage 4 of this year’s Paris-Nice with about 60 km left to ride on the 163.4 km course from Vichy to the summit finish at La Loge des Gardes: the temperature fell about 10°C in two…

How Many Superstars Are There in Cycling?

March 12, 2025 at 11:00 am3 min reading

Road cycling

We live in the Age of Hyperbole, aka Hype. Everything that happens is ‘historic’, ‘unprecedented’, ‘magnificent’, ‘legendary’ or ‘record-breaking’. In sports especially, no superlative goes begging to describe events and players, and every sport, according to commentators at least, is now blessed with dozens of…

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Pogačar Wins ‘His’ Race While Vingegaard Strikes Late to Deny Almeida

February 24, 2025 at 12:09 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

This past week was the real start to this year’s road race season with no fewer than three stage races and three top favourites for this year’s Tour de France – Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) and Primož Roglič (Red…

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Pogačar Gets First 2025 Win on UAE Tour as Farcical Mix-up Hits Vingegaard Debut

February 20, 2025 at 1:16 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

As universally expected, Tadej Pogačar won his first of what will likely be many victories of the year on Wednesday’s stage 3 of his UAE Team Emirates–XRG home race, the UAE Tour.

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Lots of Mountains and no Vingegaard or Pogačar Will Make for a Thrilling Giro

January 16, 2025 at 8:14 am3 min reading

Road cycling

With a dynamite opening in Albania and two potentially explosive final two mountain stages, with about 5,000 m of climbing in each before the race ends with a champagne parade in Rome, this year’s Giro d’Italia could be a classic Grand Tour. And with Tadej…

Jonas Vingegaard in 2025: Chasing the Third Tour Victory and La Vuelta

January 15, 2025 at 7:30 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time Tour de France champion, has set his sights firmly on reclaiming the yellow jersey in 2025 after finishing second in 2024. “I can’t wait to line up for the Tour again. It’s the race that means the most to me, and…

Cycling 2024: The Year of the Crash

December 19, 2024 at 1:42 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The year that is now slinking toward the exit was an exciting period for road racing, with astonishing performances by Vélo d’Or winner Tadej Pogačar and Vélo d’Or runner-up Remco Evenepoel, both of whom achieved historic successes. But for me, the sport was marked by a series of…

Visma–Lease a Bike Look to Bounce Back from Crash-Plagued Year

September 16, 2024 at 3:51 pm

Road cycling

After enjoying a dream season to remember forever in 2023, Visma–Lease a Bike suffered a year to forget immediately in 2024. The spring crashes of the team’s superstars, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert, have been amply documented. But van Aert’s final crash, on stage…

Some Takeaways from the 2024 Tour de France

July 22, 2024 at 9:06 am4 min reading

Road cycling

If this year’s edition of the world’s greatest bike race did not live up to the expectations fans had when it promised to be a showdown of the greatest cyclists on the road, it was still a breathtaking spectacle over the three-week duration. The average…