'I'm still the same Jonas' - Vingegaard returns in Croatia after post-Tour de France hiatus

JumboVisma teams Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium with the overall leaders yellow jersey after winning the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race after the 21st and final 1156 km stage between La Defense Arena in Nanterre outside Paris and the ChampsElysees in Paris France on July 24 2022 Photo by Marco BERTORELLO AFP Photo by MARCO BERTORELLOAFP via Getty Images
Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is making his racing return at the CRO Race this week (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Jonas Vingegaard returned to competition at the CRO Race on Tuesday, 65 days after he rolled into Paris as the winner of the Tour de France.

The Jumbo-Visma rider was feted by multitudes in Copenhagen on his return to Denmark, and he appears to have been processing the magnitude of his achievement ever since.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.