Rider Profile
Jonas Vingegaard
Visma-Lease a Bike

Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2026 - Visma-Lease a Bike
- 2025 - Visma-Lease a Bike
- 2024 - Visma-Lease a Bike
- 2023 - Team Jumbo-Visma
- 2022 - Team Jumbo-Visma
- 2021 - Team Jumbo–Visma
- 2020 - Team Jumbo-Visma
- 2019 - Team Jumbo-Visma
Biography:
2022 and 2023 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, born December 10, 1996 in Hillerslev, Denmark turned professional in 2016 with the Danish Continental team ColoQuick-Cult and with a top finish in the Tour du Loir et Cher and taking best young rider, he gained the attention of Jumbo-Visma and signed as a neo-pro in 2019. A win on a tough stage of the Tour de Pologne was his first major professional result. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 interrupted his season but he made his Grand Tour debut in the Vuelta a España, where he supported teammate Primož Roglič in the overall victory.
Vingegaard had his breakthrough season in 2021, winning the Jebel Jais stage of the UAE Tour ahead of Tadej Pogačar, then claiming two stages and the overall of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali. After finishing as best young rider in the Itzulia Basque Country, Vingegaard made the Jumbo-Visma Tour de France squad and soon proved his talents.
He entered the 2021 Tour de France as a backup plan for leader Roglič and, when the Slovenian crashed out, Vingegaard tenaciously clung onto Pogačar, tracking him closely though the Pyrenees to hold onto second place.
In 2022, Vingegaard showed he was equal to the two-time Tour de France champion Pogačar or better, and took the maillot jaune off his rival's shoulders on stage 11 to the Col du Granon, going onto win outright.
In 2023, Vingegaard had another stellar season, claiming his second Tour de France overall win with a blistering display of force in the stage 16 time trial then crushing arch-rival Pogačar in the remaining Alpine stages. Vingegaard also turned in dominating performances in the Itzulia Basque Country and Critérium du Dauphiné. Following the Tour captured two major mountain stages in the Vuelta a España en route to second overall behind Jumbo-Visma teammate Sepp Kuss.
The 2024 season didn't go quite as well for Vingegaard. He started the season strongly with wins in the O Gran Camiño before winning Tirreno-Adriatico, but a major crash in the Itzulia Basque Country left him with a broken collarbone and ribs and injury to his lung. He didn't race again until starting the Tour de France where he showed a remarkable recovery. Although he couldn't match eventual winner Tadej Pogačar, he was the best of the rest and finished second. He went on to win the Tour de Pologne but called an end to his season due to fatigue in August.
Vingegaard began the 2025 season with the overall victory in the Volta ao Algarve thanks to a winning performance in the final stage time trial, beating João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and Laurens De Plus (Ineos Grenadiers).
Key results
1st 2023 Tour de France, stage 16
1st 2022 Tour de France, stage 11, stage 18
2nd 2024 Tour de France, winner stage 11
2nd 2021 Tour de France
2nd Vuelta a España 2023, winner stage 13, winner stage 16
1st 2025 Volta ao Algarve, winner stage 5
1st 2023 Itzulia Basque Country, stage 3, stage 4, stage 6
Best young rider Itzulia Basque Country, second overall (2021)
1st 2023 Criterium du Dauphine, stage 5, stage 7
2nd 2022 Criterium du Dauphine, winner stage 8
1st Tirreno-Adriatico (2024)
1st Tour de Pologne (2024)
1st UAE Tour (2021)
1st O Gran Camiño (2023, 2024)
1st 2021 Coppi e Bartali (stage 3, stage 5)
1st La Drome Classic 2022
Related Articles

'Now I feel ready to start racing again' – Jonas Vingegaard adds Paris-Nice to calendar after disrupted start to season
By Matilda Price published
News 'We have a title to defend' says Dane whose initial plans were waylaid by a crash and illness

'It's a major challenge' – Visma-Lease a Bike need to find €30 million sponsor to keep up with rival super teams
By Stephen Farrand published
'Where they'll find that money is the million-dollar question' says Soudal marketing expert Marko Heijl

A season-delaying crash, a coach break-up and losing key teammates – Has Jonas Vingegaard's 2026 Tour de France bid gone wrong before it's even started?
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Two-time former winner was hoping for a less disrupted path to July this year, but so far, pretty much everything that could go wrong has

Jonas Vingegaard's coach leaves Visma-Lease a Bike after 'struggling to continue applying creativity and passion'
By James Moultrie published
News All riders under the Dutchman's supervision will be assigned a new performance coach

Season delays for Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert 'not a disaster' says Visma-Lease a Bike head of racing
By Laura Weislo published
News Vingegaard set to start 2026 season in late March at Volta a Catalunya

'It is better to fully recover first' – Jonas Vingegaard ruled out of planned season debut and face-off with Evenepoel at UAE Tour due to recent crash and illness
By James Moultrie published
News Dane crashed in training on January 26 after reportedly being tailed by an amateur rider on a descent in Spain

'It's become 'the' climb in the area' – Why the Coll de Rates is the hottest climb in the cycling world right now, with riders flocking to challenge Tadej Pogačar's Strava record
By Stephen Farrand published
Feature Cyclingnews visits the popular Spanish training climb where Tadej Pogačar and Puck Pieterse hold the Strava records and amateur riders try to emulate them

Jonas Vingegaard crashes in training after being tailed by amateur rider, as Visma urge fans to give pros 'as much space and peace as possible'
By James Moultrie published
News Dane escapes incident, which was brought to light on Strava, without serious injury

'He's a great guy, but he has his own way of doing things' – Sepp Kuss says Simon Yates' bombshell retirement decision was fully within Briton's character
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former Vuelta a España winner set for return to Giro d'Italia to support Jonas Vingegaard

Where will the top men's riders start their 2026 season? Early-season schedules for Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel and more
By Dani Ostanek published
Feature A look at the early-season programmes of the stars of the men's peloton, from Pogačar and Pidcock to Philipsen and Pedersen
Blogs
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The fascination of the three amigos GC battle - Philippa York Vuelta a España analysis
Jonas Vingegaard is the overall favourite but can João Almeida and Juan Ayuso combine to beat him? -
Nathan Haas blog: Has the UCI done enough for gravel pros at the Gravel World Championships?
Sponsored gravel riders appear to be losing interest in the rainbow jersey battle -
Lauren De Crescenzo and her tough decision to miss UCI Gravel World Championships
In her own words, the gravel star explains the complex picture of the Gravel World Championships for the US team -
A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now' -
Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
Lauren De Crescenzo uses The Growler for confidence boost ride ahead of prestigious off-road series




