"You know how it is with small children - they don't sleep all night" - Jonas Vingegaard on difficulties balancing professional and family life
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Jonas Vingegaard has long been known as one of the most family orientated riders in the peloton, with the Dane balancing his professional career with important time spent alongside his wife and and two kids. That balancing act isn't always an easy one to manage though.
In 2025, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader's main goal is expected to be reclaiming the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France after coming second to Tadej Pogacar following a crash-interrupted preparation earlier this year. If he is to get back on the top step of the Tour de France podium though, the Dane needs a big winter of preparation. At the moment though, the recent birth of his second child is meaning sleep is becoming something of a treasured commodity.
"You know how it is with small children - they don't sleep all night," explains the 27-year-old two-time Tour de France winner in quotes collected by Ekstra Bladet. "So we're not sleeping well at the moment - it's not great right now. But that is part of it. It is normal. But he is healthy and well, my wife is healthy and well. I enjoy every second, even if it's hard sometimes."
The birth of his son also coincided with the somewhat early end of Vingegaard's 2024 season as he opted against participation in the World Championships and the Vuelta a Espana. "He was born a little later, so my offseason has been a little longer. But after that I started training in Denmark - about ten hours a week for a month and a half, so I also had time to be with the family," he explains. "Now we scale up the training. The first training camps with the team are planned for December and January."
The actual racing programme of Vingegaard is not yet confirmed for 2025, but as mentioned the Tour de France is expected to once again be the main focus. Whether or not the Giro d'Italia could also play a part remains a question that is up in the air also.
Three months after a career threatening crash, Jonas Vingegaard is back at his best level and took his 4th TDF stage win, spanking Pogacar in an uphill sprint. Definitely one of the most incredible comebacks I've ever seen. Hats off, Jonas. 🎩 #TDF2024pic.twitter.com/5GBxSA7RUI
— Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) July 10, 2024
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- I get the point totally. We live in the snowflake society where some riders forget they are getting paid to ride and get results. When they have a few issues they try to look outside of the real issue instead of themselves. It odd so many of the team are making no complaints and getting on with their job. If you do not like what you do find another job simples. Tough love as my mum would say.paultryan200207-11-2026
- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
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