Cycling-Jubilant Danes await Tour-winner Vingegaard's arrival in Copenhagen


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 21 - Paris La Defense Arena to Champs-Elysees - France - July 24, 2022 Jumbo - Visma's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey after winning the Tour de France REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Tour de France-winner Jonas Vingegaard landed on Wednesday in Copenhagen with thousands of jubilant Danes waiting in the streets where the world's biggest cycling race kicked off nearly a month ago.

"We both took the day off just to come here and celebrate Vingegaard," said Rene Max Hansen, 29, standing with his brother near the Copenhagen city hall square, where thousands of fans had gathered hours before the Tour winner was due to arrive.

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