Jonas Vingegaard’s crash on Monday in Spain has sparked a wider conversation about fans riding too closely to professional cyclists during training.
Former UNO-X rider Magnus Kulset shared his thoughts about his fellow Scandinavian on X.
“After reading about Vingegaard crashing on training yesterday and the total number of random riders jumping onto pro’s wheels. I have a question. How would you feel about a random person breathing down your neck at work? Without asking if you are fine with it,” he began.
The Vingegaard crash
While his Visma – Lease a Bike later confirmed the incident, details were already circulating online, especially on Strava.
The discussion began after amateur cyclist Pedro García Fernández shared his account. He said he was riding near the two-time Tour winner shortly before the fall. According to García Fernández, the crash occurred on the descent of Fuente la Reina as Vingegaard tried to drop him.
These two Strava accounts claim that Jonas Vingegaard crashed today during training in Malaga.
The first fan Pedro Garcia Fernandez said that Jonas crashed while going fast in downhill and the second one writes that at the last bend, he found Jonas by the guardrail, with blood… pic.twitter.com/vXQXaTebvq
— Lukáš Ronald Lukács (@lucasaganronald) January 26, 2026
“Jonas crashed after trying to shake me off in the descent of the Fuente la Reina. I then stopped to ask how he was doing. But he seemed angry because I tried to follow him. He decided to accelerate in the descent to leave me behind. But then went to the ground himself. I’m just an amateur, like most people, so I don’t understand where his anger comes from,” he wrote.
Tour de France champ bloodied and bruised
The Spaniard posted the account on Strava and Instagram, including a photo showing him riding behind the Dane just before the incident. Other riders reported seeing the aftermath.
“I saw Jonas standing at the guardrail with a bloody face. He must have fallen hard,” one amateur cyclist wrote.
Em relação ao acidente de Jonas, olha isso aqui: Mattia Bais @mattia_bais (Team Polti Visit Malta) treina e amadores ‘lutam por posição’! Julguem vocês mesmos.
pic.twitter.com/GL25mZDSgK— BikeBlz (@BikeBlz) January 27, 2026
Another eyewitness told Sporza they had stopped to offer help after the crash. “I decided to stop and asked if he needed help, but he told me in an angry tone to leave. I do believe that professional cyclists should be given space, and that it is important that they are respected. He probably felt rushed and rode down faster than he should have.”
As the story spread online, Vingegaard’s team, Visma – Lease a Bike, issued a statement emphasizing safety and respect during training rides, especially in popular cycling areas.
“As a team, we would like to urge cycling enthusiasts to always put safety first. For your own safety and that of others, we ask you to give the cyclists the space to train and to give them as much peace and space as possible,” a post on X read.
The Norwegian rider, who now rides for the Conti squad,Team Ringerike, went on to say that he will happily let people ride on my wheel if they ask. “But if they don’t I feel uncomfortable, and to some degree unsafe. I don’t know how good of a bike handler you are, I don’t know how aware you are, I don’t know how safe in traffic you are,” he said.
He concluded by saying that he has personally been crashed into by someone jumping onto my wheel. “And that is so unnecessary and unfortunate for everyone,” he said.