Jonas Vingegaard takes a break from racing until Critérium du Dauphiné

Jonas Vingegaard celebrating his win on the final stage of the 2023 Itzulia Basque Country
Jonas Vingegaard celebrating his win on the final stage of the 2023 Itzulia Basque Country (Image credit: Getty)

Defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard will be missing from race action for nearly two months after his knock-out victory in the Itzulia Basque Country last week.

The Jumbo-Visma star took a hat-trick of stage wins as well as the overall in the six-day race, dominating his rivals at his pleasure.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.