Vingegaard and Jorgenson's coach leaves Visma

Visma-Lease a Bike's rollercoaster start to 2026 just took another sharp turn as Tim Heemskerk, coach to Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson, will leave the team effective immediately. No new destination was mentioned. Heemskerk was broadly responsible for working with a number of the team's stage racers, most notably two-time Tour winner Vingegaard. Heemskerk, who had been with Visma for eight seasons, said of his abrupt departure that he had been "struggling to use my creativity and passion," a rationale that echoes his former charge Simon Yates, who quit in January citing concerns about burnout. Visma's head of performance, Mathieu Heijboer, will take over coaching Vingegaard.