Tag: Jonas Vingegaard
Emily in Paris becomes Collins in Copenhagen
Lily Collins, the star of the Netflix hit series ‘Emily in Paris’, has bought a property in Copenhagen. Located on Eckersbergsgade on Østerbro, which can be found in the wealthy Kartoffelräckerne quarter, it is barely 100 meters from the largest of Copenhagen’s lakes. It is believed that the daughter of Phil Collins and her husband,…
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…
Sport in 2022: One for the record books
As the years go by, 2022 is probably destined to fade into oblivion in infamy for a number of obvious reasons. But the sport may have offered one of the few bright spots in Denmark… let’s forget the World Cup fiasco for a moment. Breaking American barriersSome of the most memorable moments included major Danish…
Danish News Round-Up: The temperature in the Arctic Ocean has risen dramatically in recent decades
Since 1982, the Arctic Ocean has not stopped warming. According to satellite-based research from the Danish Center for Climate Research (NCKF), the combined temperature of sea ice and sea ice at the 58th parallel has increased from around -3 degrees in 1982 to +2 degrees in 2021. For the very first time in climate research,…
Sport Round-Up: Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France bike at auction
The bike, ridden by Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, has been put up for auction by its Dutch employer, Team Jumbo-Visma. Between now and Monday, bids are welcome on Catawiki’s online marketplace, where 18 bikes, played an important role in the 2022 season for the Dutch cycling team will be presented. “This bike was…
Sport Round-Up: Everything is still on the line for Denmark at the WC 2022
If, for example, Denmark beats Australia 1-0 and Tunisia wins 2-1, the Danes and Tunisians end up with the same number of points, goal difference and number of goals scored and conceded. Because Denmark and Tunisia played 0-0 in the opening match, fair play points will be decisive. Both are sitting on four yellow cards…
Sport Round-Up: FCM draw Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League Round of 16
As group runners-up, FC Midtjylland drew Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League final this afternoon. The first match will be in Lisbon on February 26 and the second leg on February 23. Sporting previously finished third in their Champions League group. Insane qualificationFC Midtjylland’s qualification last Thursday could not have been more epic: their 2-0…
Sport Round-Up: Brøndby bought by American company
Today has been a historic day for Danish football! Brøndby IF’s chairman, Jan Bech Andersen, has today sold the majority of shares in the club to the American company Global Football Holdings. Participating in a pan-European stableAround 30 million euros will be injected into the club. The new owner has already acquired several European football…
Denmark rated one of the best countries in Europe for cycle paths
It has undoubtedly been a great cycling summer for Denmark: the spillover effect of Jonas Vingegaard winning the Tour de France and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig winning the Tour of Scandinavia has led a record number of young people to join cycling clubs. For example, Holstebro Cykelklub now has 35 youth members compared to fewer than…
About the city: Jonas Vingegaard is in the house!
More than 50,000 photos, 4,350 selfies, 1,231 pats on the back, 743 shirt signings and 13 and a half pancakes – yesterday was such a busy day for 2022 Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard that he probably wishes he was getting closer to the climb by Hautacam on stage 18 with the race still…
Sport Round-Up: Danish cycling success keeps on coming… this time in the women’s Tour de France
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s win on the third stage of the inaugural Tour de France Femme yesterday was the perfect tonic for her Team Française des Jeux after a brutal Monday in the saddle that sidelined teammate Marta Cavalli after a horror crash. In the history of the men’s race, you’d struggle to find an instance…
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…
Local Round-Up: Thunderstorm threat towards Eastern Denmark later today
There is crazy weather and then there is Danish weather. Right now, reports TV2, it is a sweltering 28.8 degrees in Brandelev in South Zealand on a day when plus-30 temperatures are forecast in most of South-Eastern Denmark. But at Holsterbro in North-West Jutland it is only 17.1 degrees due to the cooling effects of…
Vingegaard wins Tour de France 2022: a foregone conclusion, perhaps, but still one of Denmark’s sweetest sporting moments
DIF, Denmark’s Sports Confederation, wasted very little time in hailing Jonas Vingegaard for winning the Tour de France – an achievement all the more convincing as it was partly held in Denmark for the first time in its 118-year history. As is always to be expected when Stage 21 is a conventional road stage with…
True sportsmanship: Jonas Vingegaard takes the stage victory only after securing a fair match
The 25-year-old Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has won the 18th stage of the Tour de France and extended his lead over the Slovenian rival Tadej Pogačar to 3 minutes and 26 seconds. And in an astonishing demonstration of sportsmanship, he only won the victory after letting Pogačar recover from a crash on one of the…
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: Successful deployment of defibrillator drone to Aalborg bodes well for the possibility of nationwide rollout
A drone with a defibrillator operated by the North Jutland Region was sent on Tuesday for the very first time after a man had had a heart attack in Aalborg. Just seven minutes after the emergency services were notified, the drone arrived at the site of the cardiac arrest. A successWhile an ambulance was even…
Dane takes over yellow jersey in Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard has just run a magnificent race to take over the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar. He won stage 11 a few moments ago by 59 seconds, with Colombia’s Nairo Quintana a distant second. Two minutes and 22 seconds aheadA huge effort on the final climb of the stage left the rest of the…
Sport Round-Up: Finland’s victory puts a “do-or-die” match against Spain for the women’s national team
After a choppy season at Chelsea plagued by injuries and time on the bench, Pernille Harder, 29, who has been one of the world’s best players for half a decade, might come to the boil at the right time. Her header in the 72nd minute was the difference between the teams as Denmark beat Finland…
Unforgettable weekend as Denmark hosts the Grand Depart
Denmark’s journey towards hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France began seven years ago in November 2015, when the news first came about the bid. Within eight months, an official bid was proposed by the government and then mayor Frank Jensen. So maybe Lukas Graham was supposed to play their classic song ‘7…
Tour de France leaves Denmark, throws itself into “Nordic hell”
After three successful stages in Denmark, the Tour de France cycling race returns home on Tuesday, with sprint specialist Wout van Aert barely leading from Yves Lampaert and Tadej Pogacar. There is a long way to go. We look at some of the key challenges that lie ahead. Each stage of the Tour de France…
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…
Seven years on the way: the Tour de France stars are finally here
Denmark’s journey towards hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France began seven years ago in November 2015, when the news first came about the bid. Within eight months, an official bid was proposed by the government and then mayor Frank Jensen. “Soon I will be 60” … to be fair Greg LeMond turned…
It’s Magnificent! Denmark ready for Le Tour
Looking through the history of the Tour de France, the race has provided many exciting moments over the years. Fighting cyclists collideBut this year’s edition, the 109th in history, will offer a different flavor than all of its predecessors.From 1-3. July it is in Denmark for the first time ever! Not only that, but the…
Nothing ‘Iffe’ knows about it! Lundberg will be the first Dane to appear on the NBA list
Joins league leadersGabriel ‘Iffe’ Lundberg wrote Danish basketball history this weekend wwhen he was signed to the ranks of the Phoenix Suns. The 1.93-meter-long guard had left Russian giant CSKA Moscow after the outbreak of war in Ukraine and was intercepted by Suns on Saturday. The 27-year-old has signed a contract for the rest of…
Sports top five: A nation galvanized, their performance was unforgettable
Ah 2021. Ye olde bugger. How many sporting goodies you brought us, and yet many of us are happy to see you in the rearview mirror. In fact, the pandemic left its disgraceful mark in the form of cancellations of sporting events, postponements and vaccine drama. So no review of Danish sports would feel complete…
Danish news overview: Dangerous baby pillow recalled due to exploits, it could suffocate infants
Boppy Model Hug & Nest, a pillow / mini mattress designed for babies, has been recalled from the shelves. If the safety instructions are not followed, there is a risk of suffocation, warns the Danish Safety Technology Authority. Three serial numbers If your product has one of these three serial numbers (07079939470000; 00009182000000 or 42091820000),…
Danish news Round-Up: Coins in place to mark 50 years on the throne, but events can wait
Three coins will be released Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne. One is a regular 20 kroner coin for regular circulation, while the other two are available via the Royal Mint webshop: a silver coin with a value of 500 kroner and a special 20 kroner coin with…
Sport Round-Up: Football heroes, Axelsen and cyclists among those who choose the name of the year
Heroes on the field The heavy favorites must be the men’s football team, which overcame Christian Eriksen’s collapse, galvanized a nation in its Euro 2020 semi-final and then qualified for the 2022 World Cup in epic style. Viktor Axelsen has also had a landmark year, where he has won a wealth of trophies such as…
Sports round: Third time lucky for Pernille Harder?
After defeats in 2018 and 2020, Pernille Harder hopes to be lucky for the third time in the Women’s Champions League final on 16 May in Gothenburg. And the good news is that her vanquisher on these occasions, the French power plant Lyon, will not wait for her and Chelsea. Another crucial Chelsea goal for…
Sports Round-Up: Denmark almost already qualified for the World Cup in 2022 … statistically speaking
Scotland up in September The 96 percent mark is the highest among all European teams so far, with France (89 percent) coming in second, followed by England (86), Belgium (83) and Portugal (79). Italy, Germany (despite their mistreatment of Northern Macedonia), Spain, the Netherlands and Croatia finished in the top 10. According to the bookmakers,…