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

Jonas Vingegaard has had an incredible career in pro cycling so far and has risen through the ranks of Danish Cycling to conquer the cycling world with Jumbo Visma and became only the second Danish winner of the Tour de France in 2022,
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[@nicolaischartauandersen8796]

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.

[@laurenspiro6560]

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

[@D45VR]

No arguments at all with what you said but I see the same attributes in many of these young riders, men and women. I greatly admire Jonas and I hope he has a lot more big victories ahead.

[@charlesblithfield6182]

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

[@thomasbailey6328]

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.

[@colinlaliberte470]

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!

[@krecco]

Yeah .... he was like a cry baby when Van Aert didn't wait for him.

[@colinlaliberte470]

@@krecco you look like the cry baby right now ;)

[@Cathl111]

That was only due the way it was edited… reflux trying to make more drama than there actually was.

[@BattShytKuhraezy]

@@colinlaliberte470 omfGAWD !!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@belbrighton6479]

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

[@alancristian3201]

His mental strength and tactical discipline has been proved to be as great as his climb skills. These incledible results in stages 16 and 17 are consequences of the paciance and legs he saved on early stages

[@markot7839]

My idole, from Serbia.. Jonas❤

[@powtimothy1]

Great video. I have watched Jonas throughout his world tour career along the way. But this story provides alot of context to his journey and accurately and clearly referenced. Congrats to a true competitor and genuine champion - undisputedly. I look forward to cheering on my newly adorned favourite rider out of the lot! Nothing like raw emotion. A proper human.

[@user-mi1rh8eq4t]

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

[@krissykinsx]

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

[@spelea]

Great summary of Vingegaards career so far 👍

[@francisyuweh706]

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

[@thecyclingdane]

Thanks for watching!

[@majob2363]

What a pedigree! The Danish King Jonas!🎉

[@TheFloridaBikeVlogger]

from the fish markets to the podium..love it

[@Mike-zx1kx]

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

[@D45VR]

Working for scale (sorry...) to now scaling the heights.

[@cathal4921]

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.

[@jasesmith3678]

Exactly, clickbait sh*t

[@hugobrown2516]

thank you! hes the king

[@briseboy]

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.

[@thecyclingdane]

The extract was from his first ever english interview I think as well here on the channel "ja" being yes in danish

[@rlendore65]

Danish and English both being Germanic languages old words like Yeah/Ja, Nay or Yay tend to be common and used in the same way. Even Hejj (Hey) from Sweden is a common English greeting to this day.

[@ElektraKid83]

Even in Croatian which is a slavic language „ja“ means yes 😀

[@SergioCristancho]

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

[@somguy728]

Wrong! - everyone at that level is Born with a gift - his first test at the age of 15 proves that. Just a kid with a God given gift, riding his bike.

[@ostehandleren]

Yes, Jonas is gifted. Science shows he has a very Big Engine(evidence in a danish broadcasting company documentary)

[@eddiel7635]

I’m more shocked at how a guy whose under 60kg can smash power time trial specialists on the flat… hmmm I wonder 🤔

[@dylangrantz8124]

@@eddiel7635 yep I don't that dude is doping. You don't suck at TT then become best ever.

[@larshansen4557]

@@eddiel7635 what Are you wondering about , its week 3

[@worldvaleur]

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

[@thecyclingdane]

Det var saa lidt :)

[@Rubbernecker]

Excellent video!!

[@thecyclingdane]

Thank you very much!

[@more-on-saddle]

Great Dane!

[@ruthanna4713]

He did it again

[@marsruarua594]

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.

[@akcalder92]

I enjoyed this

[@mojo2679]

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

[@zaralundcy8884]

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.😊

[@savagepro9060]

Well, will Pogacar put tears in your beautiful eyes this time at Le Tour? We'll see! But I'm a Vingegaard fan!

[@thecyclingdane]

My pleasure! 😝

[@thecyclingdane]

Hahahaha

[@daniluis7777]

@@savagepro9060 I cannot see anyway Pogacar will win the 2023 TDF.

[@savagepro9060]

@@daniluis7777 clean your glasses 👓

[@nofear2056]

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 :)

[@yuliyahrybachova6473]

What an attitude! Best of luck with your dream!

[@supermanlegend7]

Jonas and Pogi is like Ronaldo and Messi !

[@mjj0829]

Except the ego of Ronaldo

[@topmech71]

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

[@lesflynn4455]

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.

[@Dahoon]

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.

[@daniluis7777]

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

[@larsjulin8561]

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.

[@Es26208]

Odder cykle klub har produceret nogle kæmpe talenter :)

[@galenkehler]

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

[@eugenedreyer4805]

remarkable ...

[@bitchoflivingblah]

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

[@thecyclingdane]

Thank you very much! You are too kind :) and yes had to make an effort with Jonas hahaha

[@rictard1]

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.

[@HolgerDanske874]

And the earth is flat. Moon is made of cheese.

[@user-ul2zm6wt4g]

Jonas💛💛💛

[@timguthrie5583]

What kind of Fish did they make at the factory?

[@yocomproyvendocasas7314]

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.

[@noternunstoned]

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

[@Acura1NSX]

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!

[@larshansen4557]

He did ,

[@jerrychicken967]

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 :)

[@zaralundcy8884]

😂😂😂👍

[@JohnOsCreations]

What gearing does Vingegaard use on mountain stages?

[@D45VR]

Superman gear!

[@JohnOsCreations]

@@D45VR 🤣

[@nicolajthybring8706]

“Yeah”

[@Acedfest]

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

[@thecyclingdane]

His only chance hahaha

[@Acedfest]

@@thecyclingdane if they have the Olympics in France and don't have a mountain ⛰ top finish on either the GC or the time trial, then it's such a waste, imagine a time trial finishing on Alp d'Huez...... that would be the most amazing thing ever in Olympic cycling

[@weybye91]

that would be a good thing, if he goes to the olympics

[@Acedfest]

@@weybye91 Olympic race is a 1 day event, if it has a mountain top finish (either the road race or time trial), then it's hard to imagine him not going

[@weybye91]

@@Acedfest depends on his scheduel

[@carlstenkjr3043]

Are You from Denmark?

[@savagepro9060]

BINIAM first just like me

[@theoholm4280]

Jonas Vingegaard vinder Tour de France 2023🇩🇰

[@thecyclingdane]

Det haaber vi da

[@zaralundcy8884]

Sounds good to me👍👍👍👍🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@notjoarre425]

I bet jorgen nordhagen is the same than? 🤔

[@perrymcguire3806]

C'mon Jonas!! 🇩🇰🇬🇧

[@tetovanej374]

Sweet boy ❤💋🌈

[@andrewsandoz8005]

Asstrabutes=attributes

[@lorismatha9414]

Jonas "yea" Vingegaard

[@gearoiddom]

Is that "yeah" a Danish thing, or a personal verbal tic? 🤷‍♂

[@ElektraKid83]

Jonas Yeah the Viking Vingegaard 😀

[@savagepro9060]

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

[@t0rk_]

Dope

[@HolgerDanske874]

Pogacar dope

[@savagepro9060]

FIrst! FCK! YEAH!

[@thart6103]

Are you sure?

[@savagepro9060]

@@thart6103 he’ll yeah

[@thecyclingdane]

Please dont say "FCK" that is very offensive to me as FCK is FC Copenhagen in Danish and I am a Brondby IF supporter 😂😝😂😝😂

[@thart6103]

@@thecyclingdane 😂🤣😂🤣

[@savagepro9060]

@@thecyclingdane lost in translation 🤭🤭

[@Mike-zx1kx]

🐠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!

[@thecyclingdane]

Hahhahaha

[@savagepro9060]

SECOND

[@Benjamin-ip2rm]

are u danish?

[@__magnusss__]

Yes

[@thecyclingdane]

Super Ja 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@Benjamin-ip2rm]

@@thecyclingdane now i see you have dane in your name that was just because you said Vingegård

[@virag1132]

is sram the only thing that can stop vingegaard now?

[@Madtriboy]

Best groupset Best frames.... nothing holds him back.

[@TheMASDrummer]

Haha I don't think either of those statements are true but who knows

[@tannerslomko]

What is sram

[@arnoldhau1]

Pogi? Maybe.

[@virag1132]

@@Madtriboy lol

[@traderz13]

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

[@D45VR]

The Netflix documentary did mention that.

[@BattShytKuhraezy]

😎 🆒️

[@savagepro9060]

Third

[@zaralundcy8884]

No 4th????? Aaahhhh😢

[@savagepro9060]

@@zaralundcy8884 Cry Baby🤣😂😆 Let's celebrate BINI💥🥂

[@thart6103]

Yea, that’s probably more accurate 🤣😂

[@747driver3]

Riding on the juice wagon. And Tramadol.

[@dylangrantz8124]

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

[@larshansen4557]

And you know because?? Maybe you should look on the test reasult from the test he gave taking, showing result about other athlets sorry poggi fan maybe you should se about poggi he wins everything , exept the tour , I think ge is dopede 🙂

[@dylangrantz8124]

@@larshansen4557 this is doping dude just accept the stuff you see. You don't suck at 23 then become the greatest tt rider in TDF. History. Natural gains as slow. He didn't go from 22nd in the Denmark national tt race to putting three minutes into Wout without cheating.

[@AageSatake]

@@dylangrantz8124 Seems like you know something, give the information at let us all see it

[@HolgerDanske874]

No different than Pogacar, Yates and all the other dopers. The top 50 is doping, if you only thing Vingegaard is doping you're the clown here

[@AageSatake]

@@HolgerDanske874 😂🤡

[@nuttynut722]

the power is in the fish juice

[@savagepro9060]

the Broth, Bro

[@jon3584]

My girlfriend tells me the same. 🤪

[@larshansen4557]

I guess he is just clever and stronger on the stages he has said from the start , and do rememeber he beat poggi whith a minut on stage 5 , tatical genius so he could just hold on until stage 16 and 17 , where he had said it would All be soled

[@darranbc]

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

[@larshansen4557]

Well it didnt semester to be a problem in the first 2 weeks ,I dont think its his wrist i think its winge beeing the strongest

[@arthurreyes2632]

A lot of “yahs”

[@zaralundcy8884]

It’s a new tune for cyclist!😂👍

[@martintramuntbikemallorcak481]

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...

[@HolgerDanske874]

The Slovenian doping is better. We are talking about a country who never produced anything in sports at all.

[@RiceKing100]

Promøoz

[@starkparker16]

Pog is going to take yellow this year

[@michaellarsen6844]

Pog is getting his ass kicked by jonas🎉

[@kasperrieberg3495]

You were saying ??

[@starkparker16]

@@kasperrieberg3495 whoops

[@janefreeman995]

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...

[@koklead7904]

At the age of sixteen, many young people find it hard to be disciplined. As stated, he was given the role so he can be injected with a structure of daily life. So yes, things like waking up before dawn, getting to work on time, doing hours of a sometimes repetitive task does help with discipline. Perhaps you are right it's indentured servitude but with hindsight being 20 20, it seems that the work (could be a car assembly or anything really, perhaps fish factory was most convenient in Denmark) instill the work ethic in him. A yellow jersey as proof in the pudding.

[@Bohonk212]

The Max Verstappen of cycling.

[@zaralundcy8884]

😂😂😂😂😂Yeo that could be fun!

[@mcstaal]

No way. Jonas is not arrogant.

[@zaralundcy8884]

@@mcstaal so true he is a very humble young man!😉

[@LK-uk1lp]

Please dont compare Jonas with Bjarne Riis

[@steenrumbenak]

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.

[@ellisejensen1863]

Bjarne Riis is actually not out of the history books. He is still the official winner of the tdf 1996. Armstrong lost his titels because Floyd Landis told his tale before the 8 year statue of limitations had passed, and because the US doping agency decided to annul all his winnings from 1998 onwards. Also, everybody was doped back then so it didn't really make much of a difference competition wise. I'm not pro doping. I'm just a realist. And a lover og the TDF. The sad thing about doping is, once someone starts using a method that can't be traced everybody kinda has to follow if they want to compete. I hope the sport is clean now. But it doesn't matter to me anymore. If someone is using something untraceable, they all are. So in a crazy way it ends up being fair game. Also, the TDF has a history of crazy measures being used. Because it's the toughest and most insane sport event in the world. Back in the days they took all sorts of drugs. And before it was televised they cheated by taking the train, getting lifts from a car it they could or getting pulled by the service cars. The TDF has always been full of villains and heroes. Embrace it. Or watch a different sports event:-) There are so many good clean sports to choose from. I personally like the craziness og the TDF;-)

[@danielepanacea1471]

DOPING CERA MEDICINA DOPING CERA

[@erichweggelaar1320]

The dramatic effect of pharmaceuticals 😂😂😂

[@teddyc4135]

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

[@mcstaal]

Fishoil is not on Wada list over illigal substances.

[@michaellarsen6844]

Idiot.... he is born gifted....was tested in the age of 15 with superior data by team Denmark

[@deepat]

Young Riis. Juiced to the gills

[@TheMASDrummer]

I would too if it meant competing with the other fish and winning the tdf.

[@deepat]

@@TheMASDrummer 100% agree and would do the same.

[@__magnusss__]

Even if that’s the case, how the hell can u get away with doping in 2023?🤣

[@TheMASDrummer]

@@__magnusss__ same way they got away with it before. It's really hard to test for because of the short half life of EPO. Plus, you can use testosterone up to the highs of the legal range.

[@deepat]

@__magnusss__1560 what is epo's half life?

[@DanShowandTell]

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

[@HolgerDanske874]

Well, his competitors fell into the doping pot as children, so it is a necessary evil to compete for tour de france victory.

[@DanShowandTell]

@@HolgerDanske874 to be fair his competitors only believe they are good at doping, Jonas is actually good at it 😆

[@steveeb9567]

There's always some jerk off that has to say that about winners.

[@brittle1]

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

[@WanderingSword]

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.

[@HolgerDanske874]

The 7.6 w/kg is a made up number. Don't believe everything you read on twitter ...

[@matlindell5022]

Fish worker is the key 🤣💉💉💉🤫🤐🤐

[@MrElias1998]

He just built different

[@larshansen4557]

Maybee ?? Learning an ordynarie job might be the difference between Hard work and playing in the pool

[@srenpetersen1681]

Doping

[@virag1132]

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

[@loverjoeyable]

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

[@larshansen4557]

I am sure hes english is way better than your danish, ,so the yea is maybe a chance to find the right words ,fair in a language thaths not your own

[@HRkapitan]

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

[@frenchfuc43r50]

Not « is he using » but « what is he using »

[@MarianeLarsen]

@@frenchfuc43r50 Fich and Trine

[@Rocco73]

Drugs! As usual! !

[@NosyNorseman]

Ahh another weeping Brit 😊

[@loverjoeyable]

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.

[@HolgerDanske874]

Same drug as everyone in top 50