🎥 Whoosh! Vingegaard shows the difference between an ordinary person and a two-time Tour winner

Earlier, Vingegaard had already hinted that he wanted to ride the Giro d’Italia, and at the start of 2026 it was confirmed that he will indeed line up there. He’ll kick off his season at the UAE Tour, then head to the Tour of Catalonia on his way to the Giro. After that, the Tour de France will be his main target. But for now, he’s still on the training bike.

During one session in Spain, a fan spotted him out on the road — and when the two-time Tour winner flew past at high speed, it became instantly clear how much faster a rider at the very top level moves compared with an ordinary cyclist. In fact, the rider with the camera barely had time to start recording before Vingegaard was gone!

After this training camp, Vingegaard is expected to be seen racing in the United Arab Emirates on 16 February, battling against riders such as Remco Evenepoel and Isaac Del Toro. But training camps aren’t always easy for him. He’s well known for preferring time at home rather than spending long stretches away, and in a conversation with Rouleur magazine he explained why.

“Cycling is an extremely demanding sport for everyone,” he said. “It’s hard, and I’ve personally been close to burnout. The high-altitude training camps and everything that goes with them can be very tough. It’s not like it used to be, when you could go to a race to get in form.”

Because the cycling calendar has changed so much, Vingegaard is taking a relatively light approach this spring. “Two Grand Tours will be very hard,” he said, “but if I raced four events before the Giro, I would start the Tour exhausted. That wouldn’t make sense. By racing both the Giro and the Tour, I need a very light spring programme.”