Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) took a big blow to the head in 2024. While he remained on two victories on the Tour de Francethe Dane was crushed by Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). 6 minutes and 17 seconds, this is the gap to be filled for the leader of the Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025. To do this, Vingegaard did not hesitate to return to training very early to try to regain the watts he was generating before his fall in Tour of the Basque Country. “It's clear that I can't take a three-month break, recognized Vingegaard during an interview given to TV2 Sports. DSo I'm going to have to continue and try to reduce the gap that separated me from Pogacar this year. Both in terms of muscle mass, but also trying to improve and see if we can challenge him for next year.”
Video – Jonas Vingegaard during the 2024 Tour de France!
“I know I can be better on the Tour than I was this year…”
Vingegaard spoke about the lack of confidence he might have. “It's clear that now that I've lost this year, in one way or another I may not have the same confidence as before, but I still believe I can win. I think that with good preparation I can do very well and fight for victory.”he told TV2 Sports.
“With the preparation I had…”
He also returned to his fall in the Basque Country: “I was missing it on all parameters. I wasn't as explosive as usual because I lost a lot of muscle mass, so even on the longer climbs I couldn't drive the same watts as before my fall. I was missing something compared to what was happening before my fall”explained the Dane. Vingegaard started his preparation early and thinks he can beat Pogacar. “It's clear that I can't take a three-month break, confessed Vingegaard. DSo I'm going to have to continue and try to reduce the gap that separated me from Pogacar this year. Both in terms of muscle mass, but also trying to improve and see if we can challenge it for next year. With the preparation I've had, it also gives me motivation and the belief that I know I can be better on the Tour than I was this year. With the preparation I've had, it also gives me motivation and the belief that I know I can be better on the Tour than I was this year.”
