“I can’t see myself anywhere else” – Jonas Vingegaard firmly shuts down talk of Team Visma | Lease a Bike exit

Jonas Vingegaard has dismissed growing speculation about a potential move away from Team Visma | Lease a Bike, insisting he has no intention of leaving the team he has ridden for since 2019.

Despite renewed interest from rival setups — particularly following Uno-X Mobility’s promotion to the WorldTour — the Dane has made his stance unmistakably clear.

Rumours began circulating again after comments made by Uno-X general manager Thor Hushovd, who recently spoke about the long-term ambition of eventually bringing Scandinavia’s biggest star to the region’s flagship project. But Vingegaard, who is under contract until 2028, has poured cold water on the idea of any transfer, stressing that he feels anchored where he is.

“No, I can’t,” the Dane told Ekstra Bladet when asked whether he could imagine riding for another team. “First and foremost I have… I can’t even remember how many years I still have… But whatever the case, I’ve ridden here for so many years that I can’t see myself anywhere else.”

Speculation around Vingegaard’s future intensified during last summer’s Tour de France, when interviews given by his wife, Trine, became one of the race’s defining off-bike narratives. Her comments about workload and family balance created a media storm, prompting questions from journalists throughout the opening week and sending transfer rumours into overdrive.

At the time, some commentators wondered whether the interviews were an attempt to apply pressure on management or a signal to other teams. Others questioned whether the Dane might be considering a switch after years of relentless racing and altitude blocks.

Vingegaard, however, has reiterated that he never saw it as an issue internally. “It wasn’t the very best timing. But I’m good at putting things aside and not thinking too much about them. As long as I know that it’s not something that affects us internally on the team, then I can put it aside, and it’s not a problem for me at all,” he told Ekstra Bladet.

Uno-X’s WorldTour promotion for 2026 reignited the discussion in Norway and Denmark. Hushovd, speaking to Dagbladet, downplayed the financial impossibility of signing a rider of Vingegaard’s calibre but acknowledged that any such move would depend entirely on timing.

“A Vingegaard wouldn’t cost more than our entire budget,” he joked. “He doesn’t earn that much. If something like that ever happened, it would have to be the right timing.”

The Scandinavian team’s structure, identity and long-term ambitions have naturally led to speculation that they might one day attempt to bring the region’s leading Grand Tour rider into yellow and red. But Vingegaard’s latest comments leave little doubt — a move is neither expected nor being contemplated.

The Dane now prepares for upcoming December and January training camps with Team Visma | Lease a Bike, continuing a partnership he says he is not looking to end. With contract security and team continuity on his side, his future remains firmly tied to the organisation he has called home for over half a decade.