Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Mountain Sprinter

[Samu Cuenca]

I thought he had a thread already, but that was apparently not the case. But now he has one, and I think it's well deserved.
Here are some facts about him:

He became a WT rider after Jumbo learned about his record ascent time on the Coll de Rates in 2018
He has two pro wins, both coming from WT races: Stage 6 of the 2019 Tour of Poland and stage 5 of the 2020 UAE Tour
He turns 25 in December
He became a father for the first time in 2020
He showed impressive climbing abilities during the Vuelta last year, especially on the Angliru stage
His mother in law was a contestant on the Danish version of The Great British Bake Off
He doesn't have a German Wiki page yet He has one now
He is not Chris Harper

Can he become the next big JV GT GC rider? Will he evolve into a reliable super-domestique? Will Carlton Kirby ever be able to recognise him?

 

[RedheadDane]

He is not Chris Harper

Now that. That is an important fact.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Now that. That is an important fact.

Very important.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Then why isn't it in the thread title?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Then why isn't it in the thread title?

Of course my first thought was to name it the "Jonas Vingegaard is not the current Chris Harper thread", but I thought the joke might get old before him.
Another option was "When a rider's initials matches those of his team it creates perfect symmetry".

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Just to be sure, is it ok to discuss Chris Harper in here?

 

[RedheadDane]

Just to be sure, is it ok to discuss Chris Harper in here?

My vote is that it's only ok to discuss riders who aren't Chris Harper. Though, that doesn't really narrow it down...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Just to be sure, is it ok to discuss Chris Harper in here?

You can, but only until either someone creates a designated thread to him, or Kirby/Smith correctly identifies Vingegaard during a race. So yeah, it will always be appropriate to discuss him in here,

 

[tobydawq]

I am going to launch a thread titled "the Chris Harper is the current Jonas Vingegaard thread".

 

[RedheadDane]

You actually changed it!

 

[Bonimenier]

I am going to launch a thread titled "the Chris Harper is the current Jonas Vingegaard thread".

Wait... you're not going to make another thread for Jonas Vingegaard?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You actually changed it!

By popular demand.

I am going to launch a thread titled "the Chris Harper is the current Jonas Vingegaard thread".

I won't be surprised if you do it twice!

 

[lemon cheese cake]

His mother in law was a contestant on the Danish version of The Great British Bake Off

The Great Danish Bake Off?

Whatever the case with him being Jonas Vingegaard or Chris Harper, Jumbo Visma have packed themselves full with climbing talent over the past few years, and looking at race results like the Ronde de l'Isard last year, then the development up through the U23 team is going to continue.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Great Danish Bake Off?

Yes, but they also bake other stuff.

 

[Anderis]

Wait, Vingegaard is actually not Harper?! I guess I am really not up to date with modern cycling.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Victory no. two this year and his first leader's jersey since his breakthrough at the 2019 Tour of Poland.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1374735159673651203

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Win no. 3

 

[Red Rick]

You can stop Jumbo from taking ROGLSTOMP to the race.

But you cannot stop the ROGLSTOMP

 

[Mayomaniac]

You can stop Jumbo from taking ROGLSTOMP to the race.

But you cannot stop the ROGLSTOMP

I was going to make a joke about yet another boring Jumbo rider winning uphill sprints, but you kinda beat me to it.
Romo looks massive compared to the other riders on that picture.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was going to make a joke about yet another boring Jumbo rider winning uphill sprints, but you kinda beat me to it.
Romo looks massive compared to the other riders on that picture.

Yeah he has Kruijswijk level shoulders.

 

[Eeslliw]

Win no. 3

Damn he still has to work on his celebration pose, looks weird (painful chest)

 

[RedheadDane]

There might actually be a reason for his weird celebration.

Dansk talent med særligt hjerte sprænger testrekorder - TV 2

Article's in Danish - as you might've figured - so I'm gonna run the main parts through Google translate.

Danish talent with a special heart breaks test records

21-year-old Jonas Vingegaard rides around Thy with a physique, many cyclists have good reason to envy.

- He simply has a pump and heart that is in a class of its own.

This is the assessment from Lars Johansen, who is a sports physiologist at Team Denmark. He is deeply impressed with the cycling talent Jonas Vingegaard, who has delivered a test result that Danish experts have not seen before.

- His is clearly free of the average of Danish, male cyclists. He has a plus maybe 15 percent and that is marked.

In other words, Jonas Vingegaard is a name worth noting. The 21-year-old North Jutlander is blessed with optimal physique and an extraordinary talent for cycling.

(The article is from 2018)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There might actually be a reason for his weird celebration.

Dansk talent med særligt hjerte sprænger testrekorder - TV 2

Article's in Danish - as you might've figured - so I'm gonna run the main parts through Google translate.



(The article is from 2018)

But this goes for most of the top riders, doesn't it? You have to have a fast and strong engine to follow the big boys.

 

[RedheadDane]

But this goes for most of the top riders, doesn't it? You have to have a fast and strong engine to follow the big boys.

Well, the guy in the article seems to indicate that Jonas' is beyond that of a "regular pro".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Well, the guy in the article seems to indicate that Jonas' is beyond that of a "regular pro".

His physique is obviously above the average rider's, but it might not be above Pogacar, Roglic or peak Froome's for instance.