{"id":604626,"date":"2026-05-26T11:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/604626\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:04:09","slug":"jonas-vingegaard-shuts-down-rumours-of-netcompany-ineos-switch-as-visma-lease-a-bike-star-looks-to-seal-giro-ditalia-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/604626\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonas Vingegaard shuts down rumours of Netcompany Ineos switch as Visma-Lease a Bike star looks to seal Giro d&#8217;Italia triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Fences, props, rails &#8211; Visma boss Reef explains &#8216;dangerous&#8217; Stage 15 conditions<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a press call on the final rest day of the Giro, <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/cycling\/giro-d-italia\/2026\/live-road-race-men-stage-15-voghera-milan_mtc1652776\/live-commentary.shtml\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">which the Dane leads by 2&#8217;26&#8221; after 15 stages,<\/a> Vingegaard said that his <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/cycling\/jonas-vingegaard-wife-trine-recall-harrowing-basque-country-crash_sto20066819\/story.shtml\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">horror crash in 2024 Itzulia Basque Country<\/a> has prompted him to think differently about sustaining a long career in the sport.While he is not yet contemplating retirement, Vingegaard insisted that his focus is firmly on the short term as he aims to seal a first Giro victory, <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/cycling\/giro-d-italia\/2026\/how-to-watch-tv-livestream-details-schedule-stage-guide-times_sto23292795\/story.shtml\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">live on TNT Sports and HBO Max<\/a>, before turning his attention to renewing his rivalry with Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France in July.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Vingegaard is certain he will remain a Visma rider until he retires amid speculation that Danish artificial intelligence firm Netcompany, who have become title sponsors of the team formerly known as Ineos Grenadiers, could attempt to lure him away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said that I&#8217;ll take it year by year. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve done, at least since my crash in 2024,&#8221; Vingegaard said, as reported by <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-just-go-from-year-to-year-jonas-vingegaard-not-thinking-of-retirement-and-ends-speculation-of-a-move-to-netcompany-ineos\/\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">CyclingNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this moment, I don&#8217;t see myself retiring. I just go from year to year. If I still enjoy it, I will keep riding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year is my eighth year as a pro. I don&#8217;t see myself riding until I&#8217;m 35. I&#8217;m close to turning 30, so that&#8217;s actually not in so many years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see myself changing teams, so I see myself finishing my career in this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard, who sustained multiple fractures and punctured both lungs in the 2024 crash, is aiming to complete his list of Grand Tour triumphs this week &#8211; adding the Giro to a palmares featuring last year\u2019s La Vuelta alongside the 2022 and 2023 Tours de France.<\/p>\n<p>Following the race\u2019s conclusion in Rome on Sunday, his attention will swiftly turn to the Tour, <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/cycling\/barcelona-to-host-grand-depart-of-the-2026-tour-de-france-a-dream-pursued-for-years_sto20084805\/story.shtml\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">which begins in Barcelona on July 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What comes after that remains unclear, however.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-378ac4cb-c8b7-4a33-a275-055676da8ee3-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Highlights: Dversnes secures stunning victory in Stage 15 of Giro d&#8217;Italia<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Danish media if he has given any thought to an appearance at the World Championships, in Montreal from September 20 to 27, Vingegaard added: &#8220;It&#8217;s a bit early, it&#8217;s still four months on the horizon, so I have no answer whether I&#8217;m doing it or not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve said all the time that now I&#8217;m doing the Giro and then the Tour. That&#8217;s my priority now. After the Tour I will see how I feel and then I will make a decision on what to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Giro resumes on Tuesday with a 113km stage from Bellinzona to Cari.<\/p>\n<p>Add TNT Sports as a preferred source\u00a0<a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tntsports.co.uk\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">here\u00a0<\/a>to enjoy more\u00a0content like this.\u00a0Stream the 2026 cycling season, including the Giro d&#8217;Italia, live on TNT Sports and <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/gb\/en\/sports?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sportsEditorial-referral\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">HBO Max<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fences, props, rails &#8211; Visma boss Reef explains &#8216;dangerous&#8217; Stage 15 conditions Video credit: TNT Sports Speaking in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604627,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,190521,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-604626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-giro-ditalia-2026","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}