{"id":67411,"date":"2025-08-14T22:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/67411\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T22:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:14:09","slug":"this-is-a-worlds-that-suits-jonas-perfectly-danish-coach-confirms-vingegaards-rainbow-jersey-ambitions-for-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/67411\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis is a Worlds that suits Jonas perfectly\u201d \u2014 Danish coach confirms Vingegaard\u2019s Rainbow Jersey ambitions for Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s a clear shift in focus from the Dane, who has previously been criticised in some quarters for prioritising stage races almost exclusively. But with two Tour de France<\/a> titles already to his name, and a potential Vuelta a Espana<\/a> win on the table this year, the Team Visma <\/a>| Lease a Bike leader appears ready to broaden his palmar\u00e8s.<\/p>\n

And Rwanda 2025 is no ordinary Worlds. The 267km course is brutal, packed with short, sharp climbs that rack up over 5,000 metres of elevation gain \u2013 all at high altitude, between 1,400 and 1,765 metres above sea level. It\u2019s a test that Morkov believes is perfectly suited to Vingegaard\u2019s physiology and mindset. \u201cThe course really suits him,\u201d he said. \u201cOne of the key factors is the altitude \u2013 something Jonas has proven he handles extremely well, thanks to his body composition. Add in the amount of climbing, and you\u2019ve got a very hard race. I think it\u2019s an ideal route for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some questions had been raised over Vingegaard\u2019s preparation, with the Vuelta a Espana finishing just two weeks before the World Championships road race on 28 September. The overlap leaves little room for a bespoke altitude training block, but Morkov remains unconcerned. \u201cIf you\u2019re racing the Vuelta, there\u2019s not really time to train at altitude beforehand \u2013 but I still think it\u2019s good preparation,\u201d he explained. \u201cRiders like Jonas are already well-adapted to performing at altitude. It shouldn\u2019t be a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"madspedersen\"\/<\/p>\n

Mads Pedersen has been the traditional leader of the Danish team over recent years<\/p>\n

While Morkov declined to confirm the full Danish squad or discuss the precise nature of his post-Tour conversations with Vingegaard, he did hint at a leaner, more terrain-specific selection process this year. \u201cThe best climbers \u2013 those who can handle the course \u2013 are the ones who will be selected,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a strong long-list of riders who are motivated to go to the World Championships. But this one isn\u2019t for the sprinters or the time triallists. It\u2019s a climbers’ race.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Vingegaard, Rwanda could mark a significant milestone \u2013 not just a debut in the red and white jersey, but a chance to prove that his prowess extends beyond the high mountains of July, and into the high-stakes, one-day chaos of late-season championship racing. And for one of the most dominant Grand Tour riders of his generation, it might finally be time to chase the Rainbow Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a clear shift in focus from the Dane, who has previously been criticised in some quarters…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-67411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67411","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=67411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}