As well as his signature red helmet, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) started stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia with a singular nail painted red, as part of a charity awareness campaign.
Vingegaard, along with some of his teammates including Davide Piganzoli, sported red nail varnish on his ring finger, in support of a campaign run by Børns Vilkår (‘Children’s Welfare’), a Danish charity working against child abuse.
Research on Børns Vilkår’s website states that “one in six children in 8th grade [in Denmark] say they have been subjected to physical or psychological violence by their parents within the past year”.
Other Danish celebrities who have supported the campaign include TV personality chef Rosa Kildahl, actress Neel Rønholt and footballer Daniel Agger. Tennis player Holger Rune is also an official ambassador for the charity.
🇮🇹 #GirodItalia Raising awareness. ❤️🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/6cYGVf4SmcMay 8, 2026
Vingegaard is a parent to two young children and his team has previously been involved with other children’s charities.
Earlier this year, he faced some criticism in the Danish press for comments he made against a higher rate of tax for the richest in Denmark, suggesting it may give them less freedom to donate to charitable organisations.
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