Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard greeted by tens of thousands of fans in Denmark
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Copenhagen to welcome back Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard.
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Jubilant Danes celebrate Tour-winner Vingegaard in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN :Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard was clearly moved as he was celebrated by thousands of jubilant Danes on Wednesday in Copenhagen where the world's biggest cycling race kicked off nearly a month ago.
Ludwig wins stage 3 of women’s Tour de France, Vos stays in yellow
EPERNAY, France: Dane Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig outmuscled Marianne Vos to win stage three of the women’s Tour de France on Tuesday but the veteran Dutch rider held on to the yellow jersey.
'Incredible' Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France
Tour de France on Sunday, ending the reign of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a gruelling three weeks and 3,350km of relentless struggle. The 25-year-old former fish-market worker claimed his first Tour de France title, a year after his break-out performance when he came second to Pogacar. "This victory is huge for me, it's incredible," said Vingegaard as he stood on top of the podium on a sun-kissed Champs Elysees. "There are so many people I want to thank but I don't know where to start," he added, reserving particular praise for organisers who started the race in his native Denmark. Vingegaard also hailed teammate Wout van Aert as "phenomenal" and "the best rider in the world", as he was flanked by second-placed Pogacar and 2018 champion Geraint Thomas, who was third.
’Incredible’ Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France
PARIS: Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France on Sunday, ending the reign of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a gruelling three weeks and 3,350km of relentless struggle. The 25-year-old former fish-market worker claimed his first Tour de France title, a year after his break-out performance when he came second to Pogacar. “This victory is huge for me, it’s incredible,” said Vingegaard as he stood on top of the podium on a sun-kissed Champs Elysees.
Unflappable Vingegaard topples brave Pogacar in riveting Tour
PARIS : There was an exhilarating retro feeling as Jonas Vingegaard claimed his maiden Tour de France title after an epic battle with Tadej Pogacar, who defended his crown until the bitter end, the pair laying the platform for a potentially historic rivalry.
Opinion: Indefatigable Wout van Aert must make Tadej Pogacar go green with envy after latest Tour de France blitz
When did you last see the defending champion being dropped by the green jersey on the final hors categorie climb of the Tour? Never. Well, not until this Thursday’s Stage 18 to Hautacam, when the runaway leader of the so-called sprinters’ classification hammered the final nail into Tadej Pogacar’s coffin before propelling his team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to a maiden stage win in the yellow jersey, all but securing the overall win for the Dane in the process.