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<\/p>\nFashionistas and etiquette police, you better shut your eyes and block your ears now.<\/p>\n
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Updated April 17, 2026 07:32AM<\/p>\n
Jonas Vingegaard<\/a> just caused an uproar among cycling\u2019s fashion and etiquette police.<\/p>\n Ankle socks\u00a0and a boom box?<\/p>\n That\u2019s right.<\/p>\n Visma-Lease a Bike\u2019s grand tour superstar has been spotted in Tenerife breaking two of the cardinal sins that govern the weird and nerdy world of cycling.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Sepp Kuss attached a video to the\u00a0Strava upload<\/a> of a five-and-a-half-hour training ride as he, Vingegaard, and a handful more Killer Bees lay the foundation for an all-out push on the Giro d\u2019Italia.<\/p>\n Jonas is undoubtedly the star of the show.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old\u2019s socks are pretty much AWOL.<\/p>\n In place of a saddle bag laded with emergency supplies?<\/p>\n A mini Marshall speaker blasting head-rattling Euro tunes.<\/p>\n The video has inevitably gone viral and sparked a whole wave of debate, mirth, and downright despair among the velominati who obey all the rules.<\/a><\/p>\n Jonas Vingegaard was spotted training with a soundbox on his bike and you’ll never believe what he was listening to. A Romanian classic. \ud83d\ude0d\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 pic.twitter.com\/RvEUcg0fmF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n And this isn\u2019t Vingegaard\u2019s first brush with the wardrobe warriors.<\/p>\n Remember the insulating bibs-over-the-jersey look<\/a> that effectively won him Paris-Nice? He\u2019s also been seen channeling his inner triathlete wearing a sleeveless cycling jersey<\/a> paired with \u2026. you guessed it \u2026 some ankle socks.<\/p>\n The svelte tifosi of the Giro d\u2019Italia won\u2019t know what\u2019s hit them when Vingegaard lands in Italy next month.<\/p>\n