{"id":312523,"date":"2025-11-28T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/312523\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:52:09","slug":"but-remember-to-dress-in-hi-viz-police-criticised-for-new-safety-campaign-vingegaard-very-fascinated-by-carpentry-e-bike-rider-steals-8ft-nutcracker-decoration-from-bar-vuelta-doesnt-go-ve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/312523\/","title":{"rendered":"“But remember to dress in Hi-Viz”: Police criticised for new safety campaign; Vingegaard “very fascinated by carpentry”; ‘E-bike’ rider steals 8ft nutcracker decoration from bar; Vuelta “doesn’t go very well” in Poga\u010dar’s schedule + more on the live blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s November, which means rider interviews tend to focus on questions of retirement, and how \u201cmy beloved sport isn\u2019t what it used to be, there\u2019s no respect in the peloton anymore<\/a>\u201d and so on\u2026<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Jonas Vingegaard has yet to succumb to that level of grouching, but he has opened up on his thoughts beyond the peloton, and he appears to have two clear, but differing voices inside his head.<\/p>\n

\"Jonas<\/p>\n

\u201cI always said I wanted to do something with numbers, probably something in banking. I have always been good with numbers,\u201d the two-time Tour de France champion told Danish\u00a0channel TV MidtVest<\/a>, who also ruled out staying in the field of pro cycling after retirement. But then came this revelation\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter becoming an adult and renovating my own house, I realised that I actually like manual labour more than I thought,\u201d said Vingegaard, who added of his future plans, \u201cTime will tell. I am very fascinated by carpentry.\u201d<\/p>\n

We like this idea, the stoic, reserved Dane deriving personal satisfaction from private constructions. To be clear, this is probably some way off, with Vingegaard\u2019s current contract running until the end of 2028, by which point he will only be 32, rather young by traditional standards. Either way, between banking and carpentry, all we know for sure is that there’s a biblical reference somewhere that we’re definitely not informed enough to make.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s interesting though, is that speculation was rife during the Tour de France was rife that he was struggling to maintain any form of work-life balance. The rumours began after his wife Trine Hansen gave an interview saying that Visma-Lease a Bike had asked their star rider to stop working on DIY projects in order to avoid risking injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe needs to be at home with us\u201d: Jonas Vingegaard\u2019s wife accuses Visma-Lease a Bike of \u201cpushing him too far\u201d with altitude training camps and not prioritising Dane\u2019s GC challenge, but Visma racing chief dismisses concerns and says \u201csacrifice is necessary<\/a><\/p>\n

Thankfully, with Vingegaard never one to indulge or engage with tabloid speculation, the story subsided, but it\u2019s further proof \u2013 if it were needed \u2013 that the Dane, refreshingly, has interests beyond two wheels. Maybe his love of carpentry is fuelled in part by its \u201cforbidden fruit\u201d reputation that it\u2019s acquired thanks to his employer. Anyway, in the depths of the off-season, we\u2019re all here for it.<\/p>\n

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