The Team Visma | Lease a Bike may have found the successor to Jonas Vingegaard. If the double winner of Tour de Franceat only 27 years old, is far from retiring, the Dutch team already seems to be considering the future calmly. Indeed, a young runner stands out this year: Jorgen Nordhagen19 years old and still in the development team, who is proving himself on the junior circuit and already appears to be one of the biggest promises of his generation.
Video – Grischa Niermann during the 2024 Tour de France
“Jorgen is much more advanced than Jonas at the same age”
The sporting director of the Dutch team, Grisha Niermannis full of praise for his foal: “Does Jorgen have the potential to reach Jonas' level? He definitely has the potential. Jorgen is much more advanced than Jonas was at the same age. Jorgen has shown some good things, but it's still too early to say He's a candidate to win a Grand Tour in the future You only find a Jonas once in a hundred years. He's on the right track, but he's not a guy like Remco Evenepoel either. we expect him to excel from his first year in San Sebastián”.
Junior world champion in cross-country skiing at the start of the year, Jorgen Nordhagen has already achieved some great performances on the road this year. He notably tamed the Planche des Belles Filles to win during the third stage of the Tour d’Alsace in July. He also won a stage as well as the general classification of the Tour of the Friuli Region in September. Next year he will leave the development team and move to World Tourthe Dutch team wanting him to adapt to the highest level as quickly as possible. He will certainly be a runner to follow in the Team Visma | Lease a Bikewho finished second in the standings UCI This year.
