Double Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard appeared on the balcony of City Hall in Copenhagen to celebrate his triumph in front of a mass of fans decked out in red and white, the colours of the Danish flag, or in yellow shirts
The Dane told local TV 2 that he had informed national coach Anders Lund that he was available for the Olympic road race in Paris next year.
"It is not a route that suits me 100%, I believe. And there are many other good Danes, so it may be that he will not choose me," Vingegaard told TV 2. He moved into the yellow jersey after the sixth stage of this year's race and was then involved in a classic and hugely compelling mountain battle with Slovenian double Tour-winner Tadej Pogacar.
Mikkel Feldtmann Hansen, 24, has taken the day off from his job as a sergeant in the Danish Royal Guard to come and greet the Danish Tour de France riders.
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