“I know Trine supports me 100% but I don’t read the media while I’m racing” - Jonas Vingegaard addresses wife's viral criticism of Visma team

Jonas Vingegaard was once again a hot topic of discussion during stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France on Sunday afternoon, and not only because of his strong performance on the stage, as he finished 3rd, only beaten in an uphill sprint by Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar.

Instead, much of the talk surrounding Vingegaard came in the form of discussion over a viral series of interviews made by the two-time Tour de France winner's wife in the Danish media, criticising Team Visma | Lease a Bike for their handling of her husband.

“Knowing Jonas as I do, I’d say the team (Visma, ed.) is pushing him too far now. I’m afraid he’s burning the candle at both ends," Trine Vingegaard Hansen told Politiken. "I think people sometimes forget the human being behind the athlete – and how to get the best out of him. It could all backfire.”  

Whilst in a separate interview with Jyllands-Posten, she said: “With two children, he does feel he’s missing out on life at home. That has to be weighed against the joy he gets from cycling. In many ways, the countdown to the end of his career began when we had our first child.”

Fresh after crossing the line in 3rd at on stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France, Vingegaard was asked about these comments by the media present. “I know that Trine supports me 100%, and that she’ll do everything to help me perform at my best — she only wants what’s best for me,” the Dane responded. “I haven’t actually read it (the interview). I’ve just heard bits and pieces about it, so I’m not entirely sure what was said. I don’t read the media while I’m racing.”

Turning focus back towards the Tour de France, Vingegaard was nevertheless happy with his performance on stage 2. “I felt like I was really on top of the pedals, and I felt good out there. That’s also why I tried to attack — because I was feeling strong,” he explains. “The legs were good, and the team performed extremely well again today,” he added in conclusion.