Jonas Vingegaard Archives

Jonas Vingegaard

Could the 2025 Tour de France be the greatest bike race ever? road.cc’s panel predicts who’s going to win cycling’s biggest race

Who'll be wearing yellow on the Champs-Élysées? We've dug out the road.cc crystal ball to (attempt to) find out...

Fri, Jul 04, 2025 12:03

Mathieu van der Poel becomes Flyingroup private jet ambassador

“Take the train and set an example”: Private jet brand ambassador Mathieu van der Poel gets blasted by cycling fans (with Taylor Swift references), but Dutch pro claims “this partnership isn’t about luxury, it’s about performance” + more on the live blog

Just one day to go before the biggest race of the year kicks off — Adwitiya is guiding you through the final countdown to the Grand Départ, plus all the usual Friday madness from across the cycling universe

Fri, Jul 04, 2025 08:17

“Too much skin, not enough suit”: Cyclists shocked by time trialist wearing “very bdsm” see-through skinsuit and latex gloves — others more concerned with dangling sunnies and unshaven legs; Carry s*** Olympics + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Adwitiya’s on the hotter than usual live blog hot seat with all the cycling news, views, reaction and more

Tue, Jul 01, 2025 08:20

“Hide behind a ton of metal, shout abuse, and speed off”: BBC finally changes tune on camera cyclists and lauds them for reporting aggressive drivers to police, as cyclists say “it’s the only recourse we have” + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Adwitiya is on live blog duty to take you through the day with all the cycling news, reaction, usual nonsense and more

Tue, Jun 10, 2025 08:50

Two young cyclists riding in hi-vis and helmets, Kent Road Safety campaig

“Like telling women to wear long skirts for their safety”: Cyclists slam road safety group for claiming “wearing a helmet keeps you safer” – but drivers ridicule “woke brigade endangering own lives”; Angry Tesco shopper kicks bike + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, and after a whirlwind weekend trying to keep up with all the bike racing going on (and watching Paul McCartney sing with Bruce Springsteen), a bleary-eyed Ryan Mallon’s back with more cycling news on the first live blog of the week

Mon, Jun 09, 2025 09:00

Disabled cyclist in blocked cycle lane, Dublin

“This is ridiculous”: Council starts ‘bike week and climate week’… by telling cyclists to dismount on its longest cycle route; Mallorcan cafés put up notices asking cyclists not to pee on trees; Visma’s nightmare social media day + more on the live blog

Still trying to recover from the nail-biting end to a riveting season of University Challenge, Adwitiya’s back on the live blog seat to bring you all the cycling news, views and nonsense

Tue, May 13, 2025 08:42

Van with workshop on bike lane in Sydney, Australia

Why don’t cyclists use the cycle lane? Because someone has parked a van… and opened a table saw workshop; Vingegaard couldn’t use left brake after Paris-Nice crash, as two-time Tour de France winner faces potential broken hand + more on the live blog

Just like Jonas Vingegaard trying to stay warm on the bike, Adwitiya’s trying to do the same on the live blog seat — while also bringing you the latest cycling news, reaction, and the general chit-chat

Thu, Mar 13, 2025 10:04

“Cycling needs to realise scale of its safety problem”: Jonas Vingegaard won’t let his children race because cycling is “just too dangerous”, says “too many riders race like they don’t have brakes”; No Paris-Roubaix for Pogačar? + more on the live blog

The sun is shining, birds are chirping in the trees, and Paris-Nice is underway – spring is well and truly here. Oh, and Ryan and Adwitiya are back from their weekend rides to keep you updated with all the latest cycling news on the Monday live blog, too

Mon, Mar 10, 2025 09:25

Jonas Vinegaard on training ride in Spain (screenshot from Artem Shcherbyna’s video on Youtube)

“Why don’t you shave your legs?”: Jonas Vingegaard gets asked the all-important question by amateur cyclist during training ride and replies, “I’ll shave before the Tour”; Fans call out “embarrassing” lack of Brit riders at Ineos + more on the live blog

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new year — but it’s also the end of the week — and Adwitiya’s back for another rodeo (on bikes, not horses, of course) on the live blog

Fri, Jan 03, 2025 10:58

Jonas Vingegaard at 2023 Tour de France, stage 20 (Zac Williams/SWPix.com)

“There are a lot of people smoking cigarettes every day”: Jonas Vingegaard says carbon monoxide method is like “smoking one cigarette” and claims he “never knew” it could be misused

“If the UCI and WADA ban it, of course I will never do it again,” the two-time Tour de France winner said when asked about the controversial rebreathing test

Fri, Nov 29, 2024 10:52