the heavy statement regarding Vingegaard's anger, Pogacar may start to be afraid

Jonas Vingegaard wants revenge and regains his throne. The Danish rider failed to achieve the hat-trick in the 2024 Tour de France last summer, he who was the reigning double winner but was beaten by Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian from UAE-Team Emirates had a monumental season, winning the Giro, the Grande Boucle, the World Championships and also numerous Classics. But Vingegaard, who suffered a serious fall at the beginning of last April on the Tour of the Basque Country, finished second behind Pogacar and it seems that his anger will be great in 2025 with a view to seeking a new title on the Grande Boucle. In any case, this is what José Antonio Fernández Rodríguez, known as “Joxean Fernández Matxín”, sports director of the UAE Team Emirates, thinks during a long interview with Cyclinguptodate.

Vingegaard angry?

The Spaniard felt that we should not bury Jonas Vingegaard too quickly, who had beaten the world champion twice in 2022 in 2023.Nothing is acquired. Five years ago, it looked like the one who would win five Tours in a row was Egan Bernal. Then Tadej won and we didn't know if he was going to win the next one. After winning the second, Tadej was the next to win 6 Tours in a row. But in the end Vingegaard wins the next two and it seems that Vingegaard is the one who will win the 6 in a row. This means that every year can be different and even more so with injuries. Were we angry when we didn't win the Tour and did things much better to win? Yes, what will Jonas do? Clearly the same. We couldn't sleep, we couldn't settle down, we couldn't feel comfortable… Vingegaard is going to have this need, this anger, this extra motivation to be able to do things“, confided Matxín, who knows that Vingegaard will be hot next summer, which promises a fiery duel between the two rivals.

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