Tag: 2022 Tour de France
Sport Round-Up: FCM watch the first European Round of 16 tonight
A huge achievement to achieveSince the away rule no longer applies, the Danes must have a win to progress, and the players are ready to write the club’s history. “When I went to Portugal a week ago, I thought it was almost impossible for FCM. I don’t think so anymore.” said TV2 football expert, Morten…
Hollywood film or HC Andersen fairy tale: the jury is out on how best to compare Jonas Vingegaard’s triumph in the Tour de France
The rosters have come thick and fast for newly crowned 2022 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, with Bjarne Riis, the first Dane to win the title back in 1996, leading the chorus. Riis’ applause for the 25-year-old, who was lying in his mother’s stomach when ‘The Eagle from Herning’ won, compared the victory to…
2022 Tour de France: Why cycling in Denmark is a joy … and a mystery
In July 2022, they bring the Tour de France to Denmark. In many ways, given the way I ride a bike, I feel like I have already lived that race since I bought my first bike here. I usually ride with the speed and agility of a Japanese horn, whipping from the bike path to…
2022 Tour de France: The Dane who became king of the mountains
The winner of four Tour de France stages and former mountain bike world champion, Michael Rasmussen, can be counted among the legends in Danish cycling. He also won the famous Polka Dots jersey – the Tour de France classification awarded to the rider who achieves the most points by reaching mountain peaks before anyone else…
2022 Tour de France: Get on the spandex and saddle up!
Copenhagen will soon host FestiVélo, a festival with a bicycle theme that accompanies the official start of this year’s Tour de France in the Danish capital. On 1 and 2 July, the public will be able to take part in a range of activities, including a bike ride along an almost identical route as the…
2022 Tour de France: There’s no race like home!
It’s one of the most iconic sporting events in the world. When it comes to cycling, nothing else comes close. It’s the Tour de France and it’s here in Denmark. What started as a marketing stunt for a French newspaper is now an event that some say transcends sport. It’s a celebration of history, a…