Cycling-Vingegaard back on bike outside, hopeful for Tour defence

Cycling - Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard during an interview with Ritzau near Glyngoere, Denmark - November 15, 2023 Bo Amstrup /Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Denmark's twice Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is back riding outside for the first time since his crash last month, and is hopeful of defending his title, the Team Visma-Lease a Bike rider said on Tuesday.

Vingegaard won the last two editions of the Tour de France, but his participation was in doubt after suffering a broken collarbone and several broken ribs during the Tour of the Basque Country.