Cycling-Tour de France champion Vingegaard named 2023 Velo d'Or, skips ceremony

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees - France - July 23, 2023 Team Jumbo–Visma's Jonas Vingegaard wearing the yellow jersey in action during stage 21 Pool via REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard was awarded the Velo d'Or trophy for the season's best cyclist, but the Danish rider skipped the ceremony in Paris on Tuesday.

Vingegaard, who won his second Tour in a row last July, is expected to be in the French capital on Wednesday when organisers reveal the route for the 2024 Tour.