Jonas Vingegaard consoles young fan: ‘Don’t worry, I won’t stop riding’

Since the crash on July 19, the interview caught the attention of Visma-Lease a Bike and Vingegaard, who helped engineer a surprise for Adam. The reporter arrived at the young man’s home with a gift.

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“So, we have a little surprise for you. Because a lot of people saw that video, including, well, Jonas Vingegaard. And so, he decided to give you some small gifts,” the reporter tells him before showing him a video message from Vingegaard.

“Hi Adam, I saw you on TV, and I’m really happy to have your full support,” Vingegaard says. “[It’s] very nice for me and, yeah, don’t worry, I won’t stop riding.

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“I hope you will enjoy the signed jersey that we give to you, and I heard that the Lease a Bike team in France, they invited you to the Tour de France next year.”

Adam could hardly believe it. “Is that true? I’m very touched, and thank you to all the people who shared the video with him.”

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In addition to the jersey, Adam is presented with two tickets to visit the team at next year’s Tour de France.

“Thank you Jonas for the jersey, thank you Jonas for the video, and thank you for the ticket with the person of my choice,” Adam says. “I really hope you’ll do the Tour, and behind my TV and in Paris, I’ll be fully supporting you. Thank you.”

The segment ends with Adam and his friends cheering for Vingegaard, shouting “We love you Jonas!”

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