Jonas Vingegaard experienced a tense moment on Monday after being involved in a crash while training in southern Spain. The incident had no major consequences and the Danish rider is in good condition, Team Visma | Lease a Bike confirmed shortly after it happened.
The Dutch squad explained that the mishap occurred during a routine training session and that, despite the initial scare, any discomfort was minor. The team itself wanted to reassure everyone by stating their rider has no significant injuries and will be able to continue his programme without setbacks.
The crash, reportedly involving another cyclist on the road, also prompted Visma to issue a safety message. The team stressed the importance of taking extra care and respecting the space of professionals when they train on open roads, in order to avoid unnecessary risk.
It ended as a scare for Vingegaard, but the team used the moment to reiterate the need to prioritise safety and coexistence during training.
This is how Visma explained the incident
“Jonas Vingegaard suffered a crash during a training ride on Monday. Fortunately, he is fine and did not sustain any serious injuries.
As a team, we would like to urge fans who ride bikes to always prioritise safety. For their own wellbeing and that of others, please allow riders to train and give them as much space and calm as possible.”
Vingegaard’s plans
Jonas Vingegaard opens his 2026 season with a clear schedule after winning last year’s Vuelta a España, setting the Giro d’Italia, starting on 08.05, as his first major target. Before that, the Dane will fine-tune his form at the UAE Tour from 16.02 and the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya from 23.03, races that will shape his build-up. After the Giro, Vingegaard will switch focus back to the Tour de France, which starts on 04.07, where he will again try to get the better of Tadej Pogacar.
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- Amateur riders are in their glory when given the opportunity to ride alongside (or behind) pro cyclists who are out training, but I'm sure that feeling is not mutual amongst the pros. The comments made after the fact by the amateur rider in question in the Vingegaard incident seem to show a complete lack of sensitivity and lack of respect for a professional athlete out on the road training. I don't think that you can blame Jonas at all for being angry or upset about it.
santiagobenites27-01-2026 - This gives Princess Diana vibes. You are responsible for what you do. If your actions due to speeding cause injury or worse to self or another, you will be held responsible. While amateurs need to give space to faster riders, Pros also need to be mindful that its not their private training spotabstractengineer27-01-2026
- In a team with Tadej, Almeida, Del Toro you get leftovers, not chances.abstractengineer27-01-2026
- More like Evenepoel would be his superdomestique given hi poor climbing abilities, but he's too selfish for that. While Lipowitz, well, what did he won actually to be a "leader" ?Acapulco27-01-2026
- Thanks, read it now. That makes more sense, no amateur in their right mind would get in the way for the sake of it; would they?? I can't keep up with me never mind a pro ..lolsslappers6627-01-2026
- Totally agree with Kulset. The guy obviously finds himself way superior lacking any form of self awareness. Not actually hard to follow a pro on a normal downhill for a while, especially in his windshade and at this time of year pros are not often riding fast so its unlikely he’s a great judge of things. Many amateurs have zero idea of riding in groups, let alone pelotons. Also seemed more interested in taking pics (something else you should be asking first) than riding “together”. This kind of uninvited action is only a small step away from stalking. Teams should really get the ok from sponsors for riders to ride incognito in crowded places outside competition when no team staff is around.Mistermaumau27-01-2026
- Seems the amateur rider was a safe distance behind.Hills3327-01-2026
- There's another article that's been added here that provides more details.santiagobenites27-01-2026
- ...but what happened exactly? there was some video yesterday somewhere of Jonas training but the person filming was always behind??slappers6627-01-2026
- How sad, to bring down a Pro
leedorney27-01-2026
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