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Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Red Leader Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 20 a 164.8km stage from Robledo de Chavela to Bola del Mundo. Puerto de Navacerra

Vuelta glory beckons for Vingegaard after stage 20 win

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard set himself up to win the 2025 Vuelta a Espana when he increased his overall lead with victory on Saturday's penultimate stage, leaving his closest rival Joao Almeida in his wake in the final kilometre.

Cycling • 20 mins

Team Visma-Lease a bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates crossing first the finish line of the 9th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 195 km race between Alfaro and Valdezcaray, on August 31, 2025.

Vingegaard makes big Vuelta gains after stage nine win

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard won stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana to shave nearly two minutes off the gap to overall leader Torstein Traeen, who is ahead by 37 seconds.

Cycling • 31 Aug

Competitors during Stage 5, a time trial, at the 2025 La Vuelta

Vingegaard reclaims Red as protest halts Israel PT

UAE Team Emirates-XRG won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana, a team time trial, while Visma-Lease a Bike came second which allowed Jonas Vingegaard to reclaim the red jersey from Groupama-FDJ's David Gaudu.

Cycling • 28 Aug

Team Groupama-FDJ's French rider David Gaudu celebrates winning the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 134 km race between San Maurizio Canavese and Ceres, in Italy's Piemonte region, on August 25, 2025.

Vingegaard stays top on contrasting day for Irish duo

Frenchman David Gaudu of team Groupama-FDJ outwitted his rivals on the late hairpin turns to win stage three of the Vuelta a Espana today, as Jonas Vingegaard came third to retain the overall lead after a 139km ride from San Maurizio Canavese to Ceres in Italy.

Cycling • 25 Aug

Dunbar and Ryan aiming for success as Vuelta commences

Eddie Dunbar will be looking to repeat the feat and make it a memorable summer as he sets out on the final Grand Tour of the season, La Vuelta Espana.

Cycling • 22 Aug

Richard Carapaz celebrates his stage win in the alpine resort of SuperDevoluy

Carapaz takes stage as Pogacar maintains Tour lead

Olympic champion Richard Carapaz of EF Education-EasyPost climbed solo to victory on stage 17 of the Tour de France, a 178km ride from Saint-Paul-Trois-chateaux to SuperDevoluy.

Cycling • 17 Jul 24

Stage winner Jonas Vingegaard celebrates at the finish line ahead of Tadej Pogacar

Vingegaard claims stage 11 but Pogacar extends lead

Jonas Vingegaard won stage 11 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar's bid to distance his main rival for yellow fell short in the Massif Central.

Cycling • 10 Jul 24

Rigoberto Uran and Xabier Mikel Azparren among the riders affected by the crash

Tour de France champion taken to hospital after crash

Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after a serious crash on stage four of Itzulia Basque Country.

Cycling • 05 Apr 24

Jonas Vingegaard left his rivals for dust to make things tight at the top

Vingegaard powers clear to close on Vuelta leader Kuss

Jonas Vingegaard went solo on a brutal uphill finish to win stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana as race leader and Jumbo-Visma team mate Sepp Kuss struggled in the finale today.

Cycling • 12 Sep 23

Vingegaard holds his bike aloft after sealing his second title on the Champs-Elysees

Vingegaard cruises to second Tour de France triumph

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won his second Tour de France title in a row after Sunday's final stage, which was won by Belgian Jordi Meeus.

Cycling • 23 Jul 23

L-R) Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar vied for supremacy on stage 20

Vingegaard poised to retain Tour de France crown

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark is poised to win his second Tour de France title after finishing the 20th stage in third place.

Cycling • 22 Jul 23

Jonas Vingegaard stretched his lead after stage 16

Vingegaard deals Pogacar huge blow in time trial

Jonas Vingegaard stormed to victory in the stage 16 time trial at the Tour de France to significantly strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey.

Tour de France • 12 Sep 23

Tadej Pogacar descends during the stage 15 of the Tour de France

Pogacar understands Tour de France scepticism

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar echoed rival Jonas Vingegaard in saying he understood scepticism about outstanding performances on the Tour de France in a sport that has been marred by doping scandals in the past.

Cycling • 17 Jul 23

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard went head-to-head in the Alps

Vingegaard and Pogacar battle in first Alpine stage

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard crossed swords again in their vintage duel on the Tour de France on Saturday as the defending champion gained just one second over the two-time winner at the end of an epic, incident-marred stage.

Cycling • 15 Jul 23

Tadej Pogacar, left, and Jonas Vingegaard, right, are the leading contenders heading into this year's Tour de France that begins on Saturday

No Irish involvement as Tour set for heavyweight battle

While defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and twice winner Tadej Pogacar look set to battle it out for this year's Tour de France, riders' safety will be under the microscope after the death of Gino Mader.

Cycling • 28 Jun 23

Pogacar will target the UCI Road World Championship in September

Tadej Pogacar to skip Vuelta a Espana

Tour de France runner-up Tadej Pogacar will skip the Vuelta a Espana, the final Grand Tour of the season.

Cycling • 26 Jul 22

Vingegaard wins maiden Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard claimed his maiden Tour de France title after Sunday's 21st and final stage, completing a triumph he effectively sealed in the mountains after a vintage duel with Tadej Pogacar.

Cycling • 24 Jul 22

Vingegaard poised to win Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard was poised to claim his maiden Tour de France title as the Dane retained his overall lead after avoiding a freak crash in the final time trial on Saturday.

Cycling • 23 Jul 22

Vingegaard celebrates as he cycles to the finish line

Vingegaard takes big step towards Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 143.2-km mountain trek from Lourdes, to extend his overall lead on Thursday.

Cycling • 21 Jul 22

Tadej Pogacar (R) wearing the best young rider's white jersey and Jonas Vingegaard (L) gave chase on stage 17

Pogacar wins stage 17 but Vingegaard retains Tour lead

Tadej Pogacar won the 17th stage of the Tour de France but Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Cycling • 20 Jul 22

Jasper Philipsen (C) wins the stage into Carcassonne

Philipsen wins stage, Vingegaard's overall hopes rocked

Jasper Philipsen won stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassonne at the end of a costly day for Jonas Vingegaard in the yellow jersey.

Cycling • 17 Jul 22

Roglic has played a part in helping his team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to grasp the yellow jersey

Injuries force Primoz Roglic to abandon Tour de France

Primoz Roglic has pulled out of the remainder of the Tour de France to recover from injuries sustained in a crash during the first week of the race.