SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) — Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents on Wednesday, July 17, in the Alps. Stage winner Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France...
VALLOIRE (AP) — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between. Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 139.6 kilometers (86.7 miles) with...
MADRID (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard opened his season once again with a dominating victory in the Gran Camino, splashing through the rain on Sunday, Feb. 25, to win the final stage and top the overall standings. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (AFP) Like last season, the Dane won three stages on the...
MADRID (AFP) -- Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard put down a marker for the new season on Friday, Feb. 23, taking the overall lead at the Gran Camino race with a hilltop stage two triumph. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (AFP/File photo) In blustery conditions, the slender Dane attacked...
PARIS (AFP) -- Double Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has signed a contract extension with his team Visma-Lease a Bike, previously known as Jumbo-Visma. Team Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (AFP) Dane Vingegaard, 27, will remain at the Dutch outfit until 2028. "I feel very much...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard soloed to victory in the Vuelta a España stage 16 on Tuesday, Sept. 12, to climb to second overall, 29 seconds behind team-mate and race leader Sepp Kuss. Team Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard rides after crossing the finish line in first place...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Remco Evenepoel's Vuelta a España defense collapsed on Friday, Sept. 8, after he was dropped by a big group early into stage 13, won by Jonas Vingegaard on a superb day for Jumbo-Visma. Team Quick Step's Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel rides ahead of the start of the stage 12 of...
COPENHAGEN (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard made a triumphant return to Denmark on Wednesday, July 26, following his second successive Tour de France victory, as thousands lined the streets to welcome him home. *Jonas Vingegaard. (AFP)* "Vingegaard!, Vingegaard!, Vingegaard!" echoed from the crowd of tens...
PARIS (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard sealed back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday, July 23, denying pre-race favorite and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar's bid to reclaim the crown. AFP Sport looks at the key factors in the Dane's well-planned defeat of the Slovenian. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian...
PARIS (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard won his second successive Tour de France on Sunday, July 23, after Jordi Meeus claimed the final stage honors on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Â *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after...
LE MARKSTEIN (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard said he felt "euphoric" after surviving Saturday's penultimate stage of the Tour de France to virtually clinch his second successive title. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey (left) and UAE Team Emirates'...
BOURG-EN-BRESSE (AFP) -- After sprinting to victory in Thursday's Tour de France stage on July 20, Dane Kasper Asgreen showed most delight as he talked of countryman Jonas Vingegaard "thriving under pressure" in defence of the overall title. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the...
