VIDEO | 19 minutes training with Jonas Vingegaard - Amateur rider follows Danish rider through sprint training in Spain
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Throughout the month of December, the 'Costa Blanca' in Spain become the ultimate hotspot for professional cycling, in a way that can hardly be replicated at any other time of the year. Because of this, many amateur riders have encounters as some of the best in the world - Tadej Pogacar's have hit the spotlight quite a lot. Now, a fan has recorded a 19-minute training behind none other than Jonas Vingegaard.
It may seem out of pocket but Ukrainian Youtuber Artem Shcherbyna was out on a training ride and found Vingegaard alongside only one teammate. At a calm pace, he and other riders followed. Throughout this time, Vingegaard put on a few sprints, in which Shcherbyna recorded himself hitting almost 1100 watts - an interesting mention is he does ask Vingegaard in a previous sprint how much he's reached and the answer is '800'.
He also asked Vingegaard about why he and Roglic did not shave the legs in the winter, quite the interesting question for such an occasion, and the Dane responded 'I shave them before the Tour', once again likely an ironic response. It is an unusual encounter but has led to some interesting footage.
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- The only safety measure that is realistic in this situation is for the rider to realise the danger this represents and stop immediately (and be allowed to change equipment/bike), unlikely to happen though knowing the mental state riders are in during races. A simple flat tire (more front than back) can lead to death and they still haven’t found reliable solutions to that.Mistermaumau05-01-2025
- I’m always amazed at how much people pay attention to such stuff cycling. Unless I’m alone and someone else is too, I pass, say hi and move on. On the rare occasions I get passed, if I’m in shape I’ll try to join or hang but I’ll not try to identify anyone (in any case, far too many amateurs dress in pro outfits). Similarly, when riding in groups, everyone seems to scouring and analysing other people’s equipment and set-ups (i.e. not really paying attention to the group, riding or the road) no wonder so many silly accidents happen. This also seems to be used as a rare excuse for breaking the ice whereas mentioning other more noticeable things like physionomic details a person probably isn’t aware of because they can’t see themselves riding (swinging hips, lateral knee jerks, foot turns, skewed shoulders etc.) doesn’t seem to be appreciated. Strange logic, forever fidgeting and paying in order to optimise your equipment for better performance but ignoring the potential you have for doing the same to yourself, often for free.Mistermaumau05-01-2025
- Nothing is obvious in Belgium, had Wout been from the French speaking regions, Mathieu would have been more popular. Philippe Gilbert is just about the only Walloon who managed to win over the Flemish and though he was adamant about representing the whole country you’d often see whole armies of fans brandishing seperatist unofficial Flemish flags at international races, kidnapping his popularity for their cause, NOT paying their respect to his talent. Belgium is a very complicated country even cycling-wise. As far as I know Wallonia has no known xc, not even an indoor cycling track and most would be hard done by to name any other non-Flemish rider. Mathieu is treated as a Belgian in many conditions, and this is further helped by his team being Belgian..Mistermaumau05-01-2025
- If you consider what Geraint achieved from 34 on and that Primoz is in theory at least as good or slightly better I’d not put 1 maybe 2 podiums past him, all he needs for both is just to do his thing and to have a year when luck is a bit in his side, ir at least one or the other rivals suffers some of his GT experiences. Some guys mature like red wines, especially the ones that didn’t overcook their base.Mistermaumau05-01-2025
- Was Artem Shcherbyna on an an electric bike? If not he is no slouch on a bike!roadman5412105-01-2025
- What a dumb comment! Of course Wout would be more popular in Belgium...he's from Belgium ! Sheesh!frieders305-01-2025
- Depends, the guy is known for it, some let him others clearly tell him where to stick it. You didn’t watch it did you? I’m sure in some cases he kind of asks and why should a rider mind someone riding behind during normal rides, it’s kind of the norm in this sport. On the other hand, if you’re busy concentrating on a specific training session, obviously anything is going to distract you and the guy has to respect that. Yes, he’s kind of tacky but no worse than any paparazzi, and he has made this his “profession” it seems. Like you say, no class at all.Mistermaumau04-01-2025
- And haven’t we kind of forgotten, a certain WVA, no-one is analysing what he could add to the sauce.Mistermaumau04-01-2025
- Yes, you have to respect him for a few things and call him out on others. He obviously didn’t see the need to progress over the years from his comment on “normal” men, had he said an old-fashioned 70y old it would have gone down positively.Mistermaumau04-01-2025
- Everyone on Armstrong's team doped. It was a prerequisite for joining and getting the big money.Sweep04-01-2025