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Jonas Vingegaard just caused an uproar among cycling’s fashion and etiquette police.
Ankle socks and a boom box?
That’s right.
Visma-Lease a Bike’s grand tour superstar has been spotted in Tenerife breaking two of the cardinal sins that govern the weird and nerdy world of cycling.
On Thursday, Sepp Kuss attached a video to the Strava upload of a five-and-a-half-hour training ride as he, Vingegaard, and a handful more Killer Bees lay the foundation for an all-out push on the Giro d’Italia.
Jonas is undoubtedly the star of the show.
The 29-year-old’s socks are pretty much AWOL.
In place of a saddle bag laded with emergency supplies?
A mini Marshall speaker blasting head-rattling Euro tunes.
The video has inevitably gone viral and sparked a whole wave of debate, mirth, and downright despair among the velominati who obey all the rules.
And this isn’t Vingegaard’s first brush with the wardrobe warriors.
Remember the insulating bibs-over-the-jersey look that effectively won him Paris-Nice? He’s also been seen channeling his inner triathlete wearing a sleeveless cycling jersey paired with …. you guessed it … some ankle socks.
The svelte tifosi of the Giro d’Italia won’t know what’s hit them when Vingegaard lands in Italy next month.
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