Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

[CyclistAbi]

I feel that it is a good Giro route for a Giro/Tour double attempt. The depth of both supporting teams isn't all that bad but it does seem that resources are now rather sparse. The biggest downside could be potential injuries but then again Jonas likely does want to win Giro in his career and i guess it's time to start trying.

 

[Divergence]

What is the news from Jonas? Is he doing the ridiculous put on 3kg extra and try to become a sprinter training or is he going back to his usual lean self?

 

[Tanakka]

I feel that it is a good Giro route for a Giro/Tour double attempt. The depth of both supporting teams isn't all that bad but it does seem that resources are now rather sparse.

Meaning that it isn't quite hard,


Though his opposition:

- Almeida
- Carapaz (at least if he's in 2025's giro condition, otherwise not so much)
- Pellizzari
- Hindley
- Mas (he's rarely good, and most of the times it happens at vuelta, but you never know)
-...

while not being crazy strong, still appears way more challenging than Pog's in 2024:
Daniel Martinez, 38y.o. G.Thomas, Tiberi, O'Connor, Arensmann
I mean we all say jokingly that Tadej won the 2024 giro in 'zone 2'.

The biggest downside could be potential injuries but then again Jonas likely does want to win Giro in his career and i guess it's time to start trying.

I think the triple GT feat is a bit overrated, but nonetheless it definitely holds some value.
Only 7 did it. All big names.

IDK... would completing the triple be worth:
- less than 2 more TdFs
but:
- more than 1 one TdFs
?
Though here we'd have to assume that if Vingo won another TdF that would be against Pogi, not against Oscar Pereiro, and therefore it would hold a lot more weight.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@Tanakka

Trying to win the Giro if you already won Tour and Vuelta is IMHO worth the risk. The risk of Tour 2026 attempt to possibly not go through optimally. The pressure to win the Giro is big, though.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@lucascyclingblog on Instagram: "A fan spotted Jonas Vingegaard out training today, but he was so fast the fan barely had time to pull out his phone and turn on the camera 😂 Spotted by @r11bravo"

1,297 likes, 9 comments - lucascyclingblog on January 22, 2026: "A fan spotted Jonas Vingegaard out training today, but he was so fast the fan barely had time to pull out his phone and turn on the camera 😂 Spotted by @r11bravo".

www.instagram.com

 

[pastronef]

he crashed in training today

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No Catalunya this year either then. Simon Yates and Cian Uijtdebroeks GT leaderships confirmed.

Let's hope for his sake that it isn't anything serious, and that it doesn't give him flashbacks to previous incidents, provided that the whole thing isn't just a fish in a tea cup.

 

[KoopaCycling]

he crashed in training today

Not much damage and likely entirely his own fault.
Though Visma seems to want to pin in on cycling fans putting Jonas under pressure...
Apparantly he was not too happy with cycling fans following his wheel and tried to shake them.
Now I remember another cyclist getting flack for not enjoying that...

 

[Boes]

Not much damage and likely entirely his own fault.
Though Visma seems to want to pin in on cycling fans putting Jonas under pressure...
Apparantly he was not too happy with cycling fans following his wheel and tried to shake them.
Now I remember another cyclist getting flack for not enjoying that...

I mean, I understand, it's annoying as hell. If some guy is glued at my wheel during a random bike ride I'm also annoyed. Him begin a professional rider it must have all the time.

Next time maybe wait for a climb to drop the amateur instead of a descend.