Jonas Vingegaard claimed a third career Grand Tour win with Vuelta a España 2025 success Sunday to cap a return to form after a terrible fall two years ago left him in the hospital.

The wispy Danish climber was two-time defending Tour de France champion when the high-speed spill in the Tour of the Basque Country left him with a punctured lung and several broken bones, shaking Vingegaard mentally and physically.

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His career dip coincided with his swaggering rival Tadej Pogacar's return to the top, with the Slovenian winning the last two Tour de France titles, also claiming the Giro and world title in 2024.

So adding Sunday's triumph -- despite the final stage being canceled due to pro-Palestinian protests -- to a runner-up spot in the Tour de France, Vingegaard's 2025 season has taken on a far rosier hue.

With a challenging 2025 Vuelta roster and route, Vingegaard was as measured as he was imperious, taking three stage wins along the way to a victory more comfortable than the final advantage of 1 minute, 16 seconds over Portugal's Joao Almeida suggests.

His achievement also handed Visma Lease-a-bike a second Grand Tour of the year after new signing Simon Yates won the Giro d'Italia earlier this year.

It also gives some credence to Vingegaard's own claim that he was stronger than ever having rebuilt his physique.

"I'm on the highest level that I've ever been," he said when embarking on a 2025 Tour de France, where despite two bad days, he finished six minutes clear of third-place Florian Lipowitz. "I'm more heavy now than I was last year, but it's muscle, and it gives a lot more power."

Simple Life For Jonas Vingegaard

He also has visibly grown in confidence from the rider who emerged in 2021 when his team leader Primoz Roglic crashed out of the Tour de France, Vingegaard rallying to second place and even dropping Pogacar on a climb during the longest mountain stage.

The next edition started in Denmark, where locals united behind the nervous, fidgety young talent, who went on to win the Tour by outwitting Pogacar and defending that title in 2023 by outriding his arch rival.

In the 2024 Tour following the crash, Vingegaard finished second, a massive 6 minutes, 17 seconds behind Pogacar, but also was three minutes clear of breakout talent Remco Evenepoel.

For the man who grew up in a remote fishing community, watching Liverpool on television and racing along windswept coastal roads, the path has never been simple.

But the simple life with his family, a wife nine years his senior doubling as his business manager, along with the clear mission strategy of Visma have helped Vingegaard climb back to the top step.

The top step on the Giro podium would appear to be the next target in May 2026.

"I've always said that I'd like to compete in that race," he said when the Vuelta began in Torino, Italy almost four weeks ago. "I'm not saying right now that I'll be riding the Giro next year, because we still have to discuss it with the team. We'll see if it happens."

Vuelta a España 2025 Stage 21 Results 

*There was no stage winner for Stage 21. The stage was canceled due to protesting in the center of Madrid, and riding concluded with more than 55 kilometers left to race.

Vuelta a España 2025 Overall Standings – Top 25 After Stage 21

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 74h 20' 28'' (B:54)
2. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 74h 21' 44'' (B:20)
3. Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 74h 23' 39'' (B:18)
4. Jai Hindley (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 74h 24' 09'' (B:12)
5. Matthew Riccitello (Israel - Premier Tech) – 74h 26' 23''
6. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 74h 27' 51'' (B:10)
7. Sepp Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 74h 28' 13'' (B:6)
8. Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 74h 28' 18''
9. Torstein Træen (Bahrain Victorious) – 74h 30' 16'' (B:6)
10. Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 74h 32' 44'' (B:2)
11. Jan Hirt Lecerf (Soudal Quick-Step) – 74h 34' 28''
12. Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) – 74h 41' 59''
13. Alexandre Balderstone Roumens (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 74h 48' 35''
14. Javier Guardeño Roma (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) – 74h 50' 58''
15. Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) – 75h 06' 06''
16. Louis Meintjes (Intermarché - Wanty) – 75h 06' 07''
17. Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) – 75h 06' 54'' (B:14)
18. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) – 75h 08' 45'' (B:6)
19. Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 75h 08' 58''
20. Kevin Vermaerke (Team Picnic PostNL) – 75h 10' 36''
21. Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco AlUla) – 75h 17' 47''
22. Harold López Granizo (XDS Astana Team) – 75h 19' 51''
23. Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) – 75h 21' 19''
24. Ben Tulett (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 75h 25' 14''
25. Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates XRG) – 75h 29' 58''

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