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Follow us on GoogleJonas Vingegaard is approaching his Giro d'Italia debut in a relaxed state of mind. The 29-year-old Visma | Lease a Bike Dane has just 15 race days in his legs, but away from the spotlight he has been building towards peak form ahead of a month in Italy. In the final week before the Giro, he found time for the family.
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Vingegaard closed out 2025 on a high, with overall victory at the Vuelta a España. It was perhaps the end point of a long road back, following his hard crash at the Tour of the Basque Country in 2024. Finishing second at that year's Tour de France could be called a minor miracle; in 2025, second place behind an unstoppable Tadej Pogačar was simply the best available outcome.
The signals for 2026, however, are all pointing in the right direction. Despite having to skip the UAE Tour following some physical setbacks, he showed at Paris-Nice that he had put in an outstanding winter. After winning two stages and the overall, Vingegaard spoke of being "at a very high level" — despite the sudden departure of his coach Tim Heemskerk in February.
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Vingegaard was supreme in an ice-cold Paris-Nice
Via Catalonia and altitude camps to the Giro
After Paris-Nice came the Tour of Catalonia, where Vingegaard was again in a class of his own. He won two more stages and took the overall. But, he warned in Barcelona: "I'm not yet at my best." To find his very best legs, Vingegaard retreated again.
At the end of April, he looked back with satisfaction in the Danish media on an altitude camp and several months of hard work. "I've come back in even better shape and I'm getting closer and closer to the form I want for the Giro," he told them. And so he heads to the Giro d'Italia as the clear outright favourite for overall victory.
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Vingegaard in action in Catalonia
Vingegaard watches wife Trine launch a new business
In the final weeks before a Grand Tour it is normal to give the body some rest, ease off, and let all the hard work take effect. And so Vingegaard had time to be present at the launch of @MyPreffy, a brand new business set up by his wife Trine. It is an app that helps people find the most beautiful places in the world.
It gave Vingegaard the perfect moment to express his admiration for his wife. "I'm so proud of Trine," he wrote on his social channels on Sunday. "It is truly extraordinary that you build such an amazing app, while always being there for the children at home and always supporting me wherever I go. I'm happy for you — you are an inspiration to me."
Bram van der PloegEditor-in-chief
Bram van der Ploeg (35) is the proud founder of In de Leiderstrui, IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, launched in 2018. Finally, he could create stories about the sport he had followed since childhood. He is the editor-in-chief on paper, but prefers to be with his recorder next to a rider, a team bus, or in the mud at a cyclocross race. Every year, from February to the end of May, Bram follows the entire Italian cycling season, from the Trofeo Laigueglia to the Giro d'Italia, with the grand finale in October in Lombardy. During that time, he lives in Tuscany, where he has since come to call Italy his 'home'.
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- £50 seems a bit steep for a day out, though I suppose it’s a major event and the demand is clearly there. Do family tickets make it much more affordable?tourdeforce902-11-2026
- Fifteen thousand is a serious crowd for a World Cup round. Glasgow could be a huge moment for British ‘cross if Mason can get near the podium again.jennifer1902-11-2026
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- No explanation after 15 years feels a bit thin. The budget pressure may be unrelated, but it’s hard not to wonder if all these changes are connected.samanthak02-11-2026
- I’m still learning how team directors work—does the head sports director decide race tactics, or is that mainly down to the riders and the person in the team car?velodromevirtuoso102-11-2026
- A proper changing of the guard at EF, especially with Carapaz going too. Hope they don’t lose the team identity in the reshuffle.cadencekingm02-11-2026
- White coming back just before Wegelius leaves makes the timing look significant, even if EF haven’t said there’s a connection. Interested to see who gets the head DS role.raceready702-11-2026
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