The DRAMATIC Rise of Jonas Vingegaard | From Fish Factory Worker to Tour de France Superstar 

As a fan and follower of the Danish cycling scene, I have seen Jonas, when he was just a junior rider. I didn't notice him that much at first, to be honest; mostly that he looked very young (because he was so small) compared to the other guys. But we did notice that he was always there in the first group of riders, although he rarely won, because Danish races are flat and getting draft is vital, and he didn't have a finishing punch like some of his bigger rivals. Later we heard about his climbing skills, esp. that first Strava climb, and it made sense that he had always been up there with the best. This is in stark contrast to a guy like Mads Pedersen, who basically has the same look and build today as when he was 15. He dominated junior races, whereas Jonas really had to work hard with the flat, windy races in Denmark, where he competed with guys 10-20 cms taller and 20 kgs bigger. I think this past is a big part of the rider, we see today. He learned the hard way to get punched and shoved by bigger guys (junior races can be brutal, once they're on the road!), how to ride in a group, and how to suffer. I heard he almost quit cycling around the age of 16-17, because he lacked motivation (a very common problem, we lose many young guys around that age), but good for him that he persevered.

this is my 1st time ever watching the TdF so I am on a sharp learning curve, thanks to Netflix for wetting my appetite. I am so blown away by Jonas V. and this video only adds to my deep depth of inspiration and admiration for this truly amazing and impressive young man. He is not only a great cyclist but a gentleman with a gigantic heart, grounded in love and deep sense of humanity and humility. A born leader with still more untapped potential & someone who can change the world, one perception at a time. One only wonders what more he will accomplish

USA cyclist here who is very impressed by Jonas as a huge engine dominating rivals , but wonderful knowledge of race strategy and lastly a real fair player on the roads. Many successful events to come for this rare man of racing.

I litteraly binged watch the Netflix series on TDF yesterday and didnt know anything about Jumbo Visma or Vingegaard. What a stud rider and looks to be an even better human being! Full package! ill be rooting for him in the future!

JV slowing down for Pogacar set a fine example for all people who engage in competitive sports.

My idole, from Serbia.. Jonas❤

I am loving the tactical intelligence and the battle. Especially when Jonas is winning. Thanks for posting x

from the fish markets to the podium..love it

Such a good video and summary of his journey into and within the sport of cycling. Thank you for your effort!

Outstanding video! Well done. Good to have such rivals- Jonas and Pogi. They push each other to be the best!

Great summary of Vingegaards career so far 👍

thank you for sharing, learned a lot about him. Keep it up

What a pedigree! The Danish King Jonas!🎉

thank you! hes the king

Excellent video!!

Still, the headline makes it sound as if his original career was to work in a fish factory, though that job was only suggested to him to have a rutine and a fixed structure for a training day getting up early.

Rigtig god video!!! Tak - det var en fornoejelse.

Great Dane!

I am overwhelmed on how great climber he is ... Climbers can be forge not just born natural talent

He did it again

I do love the way that many proficient cyclists whose native language is not English, commonly intersperse their comments with the word ja, or yeah. This marks what sems to be a natural positive affect or emotion.

Amazingly great video thank you so much I wondered when you as a Dane was going to make this one Scott ?! Thank you so much Hinas Vingegaard seem to be such a lovely and considered young man. I do enjoy see him on his bike I like his style.😊

Awesome Video. We now know why Remco Mr. Excuses Evenopoel wants nothing to do with any stage races Vingegaard is in. Hahahaha hahahaha

I enjoyed this

I follow cycling a lot and i do ride myself. Top cyclists need a bit of help. Especially at the speeds that they ride, the climbing. The problem is oxygen,muscle fartigue, Calories burnt. Nutrition is one of the most important factor. How you give your body so less food when it needs more, but that less food contains a lot in it. What is in it, i have no idea. I think they should be allowed to take even more. The human body can only do so much. Clean or not clean, i was entertained. crazy Tour, wonderful to watch these human machines ride.

Jonas’s little “ja”s are music to my jaded ears.

He's looking like in cracking form for the tour. It's going to be a fascinating race. Jumbo looks better than UAE for the moment, given Rog's form and Jonas's form. Pog's wrist was snapped not long ago. It's looking good. Many will be excited about this.

Jonas and Pogi is like Ronaldo and Messi !

This guy just rode away from some good competition in the Criterium Dauphene. And he said he has work to do, damm...

Agree outstanding video, CD. Mind you I'd expect nothing less profiling a danish rider ;-))

Notice that Jonas rode his last year before he became professional in Odder Cycling Club. Here he started in the C class and worked us way up to A.

remarkable ...

He looks like the grown up version of that "blank stare" meme with the spongebob shirt, even a yellow shirts😂

The fish factory work was part of cycling. The team got him the job to give him stability in daily life when not on a bike.

What kind of Fish did they make at the factory?

The same history will happen to me, i'm a construction worker, i love cycling with all my soul, i am 23 years old, my biggest dream is be a world champion, and i'm gonna do all the necessary to do it, just let me some time to beat all of this great racers :)

At 11:00 the rear wheel slip like an electric bike. It's very easy to hide electric motor from thermic cameras with gold plated.

You have to have hollow bones, 0% fat and willing and able to endure massive amounts of pain. Oh yeah, you have to have way more O2OX lung capacity than normal human beings, then you can be Jonas

What gearing does Vingegaard use on mountain stages?

Jonas💛💛💛

Riding on the juice wagon. And Tramadol.

We may be witnessing the rise of a Capionissimo and future legend. Don't mention him in the same sentence along Riss. We want to believe Jonas is clean.

Are You from Denmark?

Michael Valgren has known Jonus for yonks. They worked in the same fish factory for a while and it was Valgren and his Mate who got Jonus going. Valgren said Jonus was a bit lazy to begin with as a rider :)

Dope

“Yeah”

I bet jorgen nordhagen is the same than? 🤔

Jonas has become the best climber in the world and I expect him to win the 2023 Tour de france. He is a truly PREMIUM Rider & racer!

I would hope for 2024 Olympics they could have a mountain top finish, would be awesome to see Jonas win Gold

BINIAM first just like me

C'mon Jonas!! 🇩🇰🇬🇧

Jonas Vingegaard vinder Tour de France 2023🇩🇰

Asstrabutes=attributes

Jonas "yea" Vingegaard

Sweet boy ❤💋🌈

No Champagne Corks this time. . . Eye Sore That . . . Amen!

is sram the only thing that can stop vingegaard now?

🐠That type of riding CODmans a podium placement. He did not sell his sardins before he caught, them so nothing fishy here. He truly made a filet out of Pogo on stage 11 by frying the pommes frites out of him. Jonas small in statue but a true whale that understand how (sea) urgent it is to pass the (fishing) line first. Seal the deal or a blowfish out of water? No doubt Jonas will be a shark smelling blood at TdF 2023!

are u danish?

FIrst! FCK! YEAH!

You left out the full story of stage 11 and the fact it was roglic and vingegard both repeatedly attacking pog that caused him to crack and not simply an attack by jonas that would unlikely have been enough. Quite a key part of the story of that tour

SECOND

Not to take anything away from Jonas, he is world class. But would there have been a different result at the Tour de France if Pogacar didn't break his wrist

Amazing he never did a thing but test well as a youth. All the others showed real promise long before 23. This is a classic case of doping here. No other way to look at it. When above 20 you don't make huge improvement like he has

😎 🆒️

Third

the power is in the fish juice

So Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot. What has a fish factory have to do with training? Hardly a wax on wax off strategy. Sounds like indentured servitude to me...

The cycling Danish "Juice" seems to be doing the best at moment for sure!! Or maybe The Jumbo doctors have the best mixture at moment.............or maybe it's just the Danish bacon... haha...

A lot of “yahs”

Promøoz

Why do you compare Jonas' results against Bjarne Riis?? They are not alike and Bjarne is out of the history books and should not be compared to anyone. Dont ever give him that salute 'cause he does not earn it.

Pog is going to take yellow this year

Please dont compare Jonas with Bjarne Riis

The Max Verstappen of cycling.

The dramatic effect of pharmaceuticals 😂😂😂

Has anyone thought that we have another doping athlete on our hands?!?!

DOPING CERA MEDICINA DOPING CERA

Young Riis. Juiced to the gills

With a little bit of doping, anyone can achieve their dreams 😂 (kidding kinda)

Jonas Vingegaard is the shining example that YOU CAN slam that much EPO and blood bags for dinner

Fish worker is the key 🤣💉💉💉🤫🤐🤐

either he's a doper, or that TT had a motor in the back wheel. No effin way he's putting out ~7.6 W/kg for over 30 min. Anything over 7 W/kg is doping/cheating territory. Sorry but that's a proven fact based on the height of the EPO era.

Doping

even sram engineering and quality control couldn't stop vingegaard & jumbo-visma

So yeah….yeah…..hmm , yeah….so yeah I think, yeah….yeah….yeah…..we’ll f*ck’n….yeah……

And now remains the big unanswered question, is he using.

Drugs! As usual! !

What kind drug Jonas using during the race July 2023, we as cycling community would love to try it. if it’s good drug we like to use it . We wish Jonas can tell us.