🎥 Laughed at in the 2022 Tour de France, but Visma | Lease a Bike impresses three years later with Vingegaard’s bike swap in the Vuelta

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Tuesday, 09 September 2025 at 18:38
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Remember the scenes from the 2022 Tour de France? The cobbled stage over Paris-Roubaix, when Jonas Vingegaard needed a new bike and teammates were running around all over the place? Three years later, in stage 16 of the Vuelta, Visma | Lease a Bike hit back with a bike change worthy of applause.

Jonas Vingegaard impresses with bike swap in the Vuelta

Things looked dicey for Vingegaard when he punctured with just over 18 kilometers to go. The red jersey made the problem clear over his radio, and on the right side of the road cycling fans were treated to a masterclass in bike-swapping. Teammate Ben Tulett, on a nearly identical-sized bike, braked, handed Vingegaard his bike, and gave him a push to get him going again.
The whole scene took less than five seconds, allowing Vingegaard to rejoin the group of favorites almost instantly. That was also thanks to teammate Matteo Jorgenson, who eased the pace at the front. As a result, Vingegaard lost no time in the general classification, helped as well by the stage finish being moved 8 kilometers earlier due to new protests in the finale.

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