‘I learned how to handle the pressure’ – Jonas Vingegaard extends Tour de France reign

Jumbo-Visma's Jonas Vingegaard is poised to take his second Tour de France overall victory
Jumbo-Visma's Jonas Vingegaard is poised to take his second Tour de France overall victory (Image credit: Getty Images)

Even after two straight Tour de France victories, Jonas Vingegaard seems as unknowable now as he did when he first announced himself at this race in 2021. He turns up, he performs, he doesn't say a whole lot, and he goes home.

Two years ago, when Vingegaard was unexpectedly ushered into a leadership role at Jumbo-Visma following Primoz Roglič's early abandon, reporters scrambled to flesh out the neophyte's back story.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.