Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard returned to Denmark to a hero's welcome after his Tour de France victory. The day after his fellow Dane Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig won an.

The Jumbo-Visma rider and his family were flown by private plane to Denmark after the Tour ended. The day after his fellow Dane Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig won an emotional stage at the Tour de France Femmes, Vingegaard was greeted by thousands of fans in Copenhagen. It’s still pretty cool to see so many people cheering him on.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Tour de France-winner Jonas Vingegaard landed on Wednesday in Copenhagen with thousands of jubilant Danes waiting in the street...

Denmark hosted the first three stages of the Tour de France, with the first stage a 13km time trial through the Danish capital, known as the world’s most bike-friendly city. Maiden Tour de France winner Vingegaard, 25, was only the second Dane to win the world’s biggest cycling race since compatriot Bjarne Riis became the first to do so in 1996. Vingegaard laid the foundations of his victory in the 10th stage of the Tour, when he and his team mate Primoz Roglic attacked rival and two-time winner of the race, Tadej Pogacar, relentlessly and made him crack in the climb up to the Col du Granon.

The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark has hailed Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France triumph as one of the greatest sporting ...

As well as staging the Tour de France Grand Départ, Denmark held its first-ever DM that saw 27 National Federations hold their Danish Championships in Aalborg in June. Vingegaard's success capped a memorable Tour de France for Denmark having staged the Grand Départ. Danish NOC hails Vingegaard's victory after "moving" Tour de France

Today's top WorldTour pros are paid more and race less, so the prize money doesn't count as much as it used to, but it's still a nice cherry on the cake.

The Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España pay out about half, respectively, to what the Tour shares with the peloton. Teams are hunting out younger, cheaper riders, and spending money to develop them in-house with the hope they will discover the next Tom Pidcock or Jonas Vingegaard racing at some third-tier team. Before the advent of cycling’s million-dollar salaries, prize money, primes, critériums and other payouts such as start fees were vitally important to a rider’s income. Today’s pros race half the number of race days, or even less, than a top pro a generation ago or so would race. Unlike tennis and golf, for example, where athletes earn most of their income from seven-figure prize money checks and sponsorship deals, cycling’s biggest stars earn hefty salaries that can reach well into seven figures. Tradition holds that the winner forfeits his winner’s prize and splits it out with teammates and staffers. Other podium spots bring prizes, with €25,000 for the winners of the major jerseys. The day’s most combative prize earns €2,000, so it pays to attack until the very end. Ineos Grenadiers, third with Geraint Thomas and the winner of the team competition, won €240,610. Seven parts go to the riders, and another portion is divided among the staff that includes soigneurs, chefs, mechanics, drivers, and other backroom staff. Vingegaard received the largest individual check for winning the yellow jersey, with this year’s first-place prize at €500,000. Upon cancellation, you will have access to your membership through the end of your paid year.

Danish rider, who won thrilling battle with Tadej Pogacar, left stunned by reception in Copenhagen.

Vingegaard thanked his first bicycle club Thy Cykle Ring, and sent his gratitude to volunteers in cycling sport clubs across the country, without whom he said he wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's unbelievable.” The Jumbo-Visma rider came out on top in a thrilling battle for the title with two-time winner Tadej Pogacar and became the first Dane to win the Tour de France since Bjarne Riis in 1996.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Tour de France-winner Jonas Vingegaard landed on Wednesday in Copenhagen with thousands of jubilant Danes waiting in the street...

Denmark hosted the first three stages of the Tour de France, with the first stage a 13km time trial through the Danish capital, known as the world’s most bike-friendly city. Maiden Tour de France winner Vingegaard, 25, was only the second Dane to win the world’s biggest cycling race since compatriot Bjarne Riis became the first to do so in 1996. Vingegaard laid the foundations of his victory in the 10th stage of the Tour, when he and his team mate Primoz Roglic attacked rival and two-time winner of the race, Tadej Pogacar, relentlessly and made him crack in the climb up to the Col du Granon.

Recently crowned Tour winner is cheered on by multitude from same square where his Tour journey began a month ago.

The recently crowned Tour winner was greeted by dignitaries after flying to Denmark in a private jet. It must have been fun to watch on TV.” “To have won it is just incredible.

Eye-witness: Rasmus Nowak Franklin on an occasion that saw the Tour de France champion crowned Danish sporting royalty.

He’s a quiet, modest, family man - and maybe not the greatest with words - but he’s probably the best bike rider Denmark has ever seen, and one of its greatest athletes too. Standing there in his yellow jersey, the crowd gave the loudest roar of them all as a final send-off to their new icon. Vingegaard stepped onto the balcony to an endless sea of roaring people. Having passed through a crowded city that was dressed in yellow for the occasion, he would arrive to a packed Rådhuspladsen, where the crowds exceeded tens of thousands. Until a few years ago, it didn’t win a lot of bike races, either. The prince dressed in yellow stepped out of the dimly-lit room and into the light.

2022 Tour de France winner gets epic welcome at Rådhuspladsen, the City Hall square in Copenhagen. About Town: Jonas Vingegaard is in the house!

Quite a view greeted Vingegaard when he took to the balcony for the traditional wave. Vingegaard’s wife and daughter joined him on the balcony, and then later on the Tivoli train as the procession moved to the themepark. The police took to Twitter to warn the public not to use the local Metro station.