Jonas Vingegaard
Vingegaard at the 2023 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Vingegaard Hansen |
| Nickname | Vinge Suset fra Limfjorden (The Rush of the Limfjord) The Fisherman |
| Born | 10 December 1996 Hillerslev, Denmark |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007–2012 | Thy Cykle Ring |
| 2013 | Aalborg Cykle Ring |
| 2014–2016 | Odder CK |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2018 | Team ColoQuick–Cult |
| 2019– | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
Other
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Jonas Vingegaard Hansen (Danish: [ˈjoːnæs ˈʋe̝ŋəˌkɒːˀ ˈhænˀsn̩]; né Rasmussen; born 10 December 1996) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist. He rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Described as one of the best climbers of all time, he is equally celebrated for a rivalry with Tadej Pogačar that ranks among the sport's greatest. He is best known for winning the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Tour de France and the 2025 Vuelta a España.
Vingegaard, whose youth career initially saw limited success, made his Grand Tour debut at the 2020 Vuelta a España. Then, in 2021, he participated in his first Tour de France and secured a second-place finish. In 2022, he returned to the Tour as one of the pre-race favourites, winning the overall classification alongside two stage victories and the polka dot jersey. This made him the second Danish cyclist ever to win the Tour de France; this achievement, coinciding with increased public interest following the 2022 Tour's Grand Départ in Copenhagen, made Vingegaard a national hero in Denmark.
In 2023, Vingegaard achieved his second successive Tour de France victory, before finishing second overall to his teammate Sepp Kuss at the Vuelta a España. For his achievements, Vingegaard was awarded the 2023 Vélo d'Or for the best cyclist of the season. In 2024, he missed several months of racing following a crash which punctured his lung. Despite this, Vingegaard returned for the Tour de France, winning a stage and finishing second overall behind Tadej Pogačar. In 2025, Vingegaard finished second in the Tour again, and first in the Vuelta a España, winning three stages.