Vingegaard gets on the bike a month after the accident and he wants to be at the start of the Tour

The multiple accident on April 4 in the Itzulia left some of the top favorites for the 2024 Tour injured, including current champion Jonas Vingegaard. After 12 days in the hospital, he was able to continue his recovery at home and today, a month later, he was able to get on the bike for the first time.

Jonas Vingegaard returns to training on the bike and confirms that he wants to be at the start of the Tour

After the accident, the Dane was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks at the Vitoria Hospital, several days in the ICU, for a pneumothorax and a fracture in the clavicle and several ribs. But soon he was able to continue his recovery at home and now, for the first time, he himself speaks about his participation in the Tour.

Jonas is back riding on his bike outside again.

Hear what he has to say about his recovery and the Tour de France. pic.twitter.com/Rf1d3odoeM

— Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) May 7, 2024

From the very beginning, Team Visma - Lease a Bike took the pressure off their leader and made it clear that the Dane's participation in the Tour was not a priority after the accident. Now it is Jonas himself through Visma's social media who has been seen training on the bike and explaining that he will try to be at the start of the Tour de France and will do everything possible to arrive in the best possible shape.

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"It's my first day training on the road after the accident ... We are ready to continue, I'm fine and getting better every day. I still have to keep recovering, but I feel better and better"

"Of course, I hope to be at the start of the Tour. We don't know how recovered I will be, but I will try everything to be there in my best condition"