Vingegaard threatened to retire unless Visma changed his preparation

Jonas Vingegaard has revealed that he threatened to quit cycling last year unless his team, Visma-Lease a Bike, overhauled his race calendar, a move he credits with revitalising his career. The two-time Tour de France winner told Danish TV2 that repeating the same routine every year left him in a poor mental state. "Les dije que si las cosas se desarrollaban igual, sería sin mí," he said, forcing the team to rethink his schedule Source: lavanguardia. The ultimatum led to a radically different programme: Vingegaard raced less before the Tour and added new events, including the Giro d'Italia, which he won, along with Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya Source: infobae. The change appears to have paid off: Vingegaard currently sits second in the Tour de France, 2:42 behind leader Tadej Pogacar. The Danish rider had previously hinted he would retire when motivation waned, but the 2024 crash at the Vuelta al País Vasco, which nearly cost him his life, deepened his struggles. Now, with a fresh approach, he has found renewed focus, though Pogacar's dominance remains a challenge.