Jonas Vingegaard is 29 years old. He was born on 10 December 1996 in Hillerslev in Thy, north-west Denmark, and his full name today is Jonas Vingegaard Hansen – he was born Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen. This is his biography in brief: where he comes from, why he changed his name and how a quiet boy from Thy became one of the best stage racers in the world.
Jonas Vingegaard's age and birthday
Readers looking for a Jonas Vingegaard wiki-style summary will find the key facts here. His birthday is 10 December. He was born in 1996 in the village of Hillerslev in Thisted Municipality and grew up in Thy. He is 1.75 m tall according to both his team and ProCyclingStats, and he is a Danish citizen. In the peloton he is often just "Vinge", and during the 2026 Giro d'Italia the Italian press called him "Re Pescatore" – the Fisher King – a nod to his past at a fish factory in Hanstholm.
He is a climber and general classification rider, built for long mountains and three-week races. That is where he has written himself into the history books.
From Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen to Hansen
Many people still know him as Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen, and that name appears in older articles and results lists. The middle name Vingegaard comes from his mother, Karina Vingegaard Rasmussen, and it is the name he races under. After marrying Trine Marie Hansen in 2023 he took his wife's surname. This became public on 19 February 2024, when UCI rider data showed him registered as Jonas Vingegaard Hansen. ProCyclingStats also uses the new name, while many media outlets still write Rasmussen.
Rasmussen is his birth name, Hansen is his name today, and Vingegaard is what everyone calls him. More on the names in the family on the page about Jonas Vingegaard's family and parents.
Growing up in Thy
As a boy Jonas played football and handball. Cycling entered his life on 1 August 2007, when he and his father watched the start of the Post Danmark Rundt in Thisted. The local club Thy Cykle Ring had set up a home trainer where spectators could try riding up a mountain, and soon afterwards he joined the club.
He went to primary school in Hillerslev and Tingstrup, took the 10th grade on the cycling line at ISI Idrætsefterskole in Ikast and then enrolled at the business college in Thisted. According to TV 2, he wanted to quit cycling in 2012, but his mother gave him an ultimatum and he went to the boarding school after all. The full story, including the fish factory job, is on the page about Jonas Vingegaard's education and early life.
His career in brief
The road to the top ran through Danish clubs – Thy Cykle Ring, Aalborg Cykle-Ring and Odder CK, where Christian Moberg became his coach in 2015. In May 2016 he signed for the Continental team ColoQuick and started working at the Chrisfish factory in Hanstholm. As early as 2016 he finished second overall at the Tour of China. A broken femur at the 2017 Tour des Fjords cost him most of the following season, but in 2018 he set a record on the Coll de Rates climb in Spain, and a Team Danmark test showed an unusually strong heart.
Since 2019 he has ridden for the Dutch team now called Visma | Lease a Bike (formerly Jumbo-Visma), with a contract that, as of 25 October 2026, runs to the end of 2028. His first big win came on stage 6 of the Tour de Pologne in August 2019. Since then:
- Tour de France: wins in 2022 and 2023, second in 2021, 2024 and 2025. The 2024 second place came only three months after a terrible crash at the Tour of the Basque Country, where he broke his collarbone and several ribs and suffered a collapsed lung. In 2026 he abandoned after a crash on stage 15, breaking his collarbone again.
- Vuelta a España: win in 2025, second in 2023.
- Giro d'Italia: win on his debut in 2026 with five stage wins.
The Giro made him the eighth rider ever to win all three Grand Tours, and the first Dane. Most recently he abandoned the Tour de France 2026 (19 July 2026). His next race is the Tour de France 2027 (from 2 July 2027), which the team has called the main goal, although the programme is not official yet. The season-by-season story is in Jonas Vingegaard's career, and every placing is under results.
Awards and records
Jonas Vingegaard is the second Danish winner of the Tour de France after Bjarne Riis in 1996, and from 2021 to 2025 he finished in the top two of the Tour five years in a row. His five stage wins at the 2026 Giro d'Italia are more than any other Dane has won in a single Grand Tour, TV Midtvest noted. ProCyclingStats credits him with 54 professional wins.
He has also collected awards at home and abroad: the Vélo d'Or in 2023, Danish Sports Name of the Year in 2022, B.T. Guld in 2022 and 2023, and Danish male cyclist of the year in 2021 and 2022.
Clubs and teams
The clubs and teams Jonas Vingegaard has ridden for, from his first years in Thy to the WorldTour.
| Period | Team | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2012 | Thy Cykle Ring | Club |
| 2013 | Aalborg Cykle-Ring | Club |
| 2014–22.05.2016 | Odder CK (Odder Cykel Klub) | Club |
| 23.05.2016–2018 | ColoQuick CULT / Team ColoQuick | UCI Continental team |
| 2019–2028 (contract) | Team Jumbo-Visma → Jumbo-Visma → Team Visma | Lease a Bike | UCI WorldTeam |
Private life in brief
Jonas Vingegaard is married to Trine Marie Hansen, whom he met when she was marketing manager at ColoQuick. They have two children: daughter Frida, born in September 2020, and son Hugo, born in September 2024. The family lives in the Glyngøre area in Salling. More about her on the page about Jonas Vingegaard's wife Trine.
Questions about Jonas Vingegaard's age and biography
How old is Jonas Vingegaard?
Jonas Vingegaard is 29 years old. He was born on 10 December 1996 in Hillerslev in Thy, Denmark.
What is Jonas Vingegaard's full name?
His full name today is Jonas Vingegaard Hansen. He was born Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen and took his wife Trine Marie Hansen's surname after their 2023 wedding. The change became public in February 2024.
Where was Jonas Vingegaard born?
He was born in Hillerslev in Thisted Municipality and grew up in Thy in north-west Jutland.
How tall is Jonas Vingegaard?
Jonas Vingegaard is 1.75 m tall according to both his team and ProCyclingStats.
Which team does Jonas Vingegaard ride for?
He rides for Visma | Lease a Bike, formerly Jumbo-Visma. He joined in 2019 and his contract runs to the end of 2028.
How many times has Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France?
He has won the Tour de France 2 times; the first two wins came in 2022 and 2023. He has also won the 2025 Vuelta a España and the 2026 Giro d'Italia.