Winner of the last two editions of the Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard will not follow up with a third title, according to the French.
Vingegaard, the pass of three? Victim of a very heavy fall during the 4th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on April 4, the Dane has long been uncertain for the Tour de France, which begins this Saturday in Florence. It must be said that the leader Visma-Lease a bike suffered fractures of a clavicle and several ribs, a pneumothorax and a pulmonary contusion. Finally present at the start of the 111e Grande Boucle edition, the 27-year-old rider is not coming forward as the big favourite to succeed him.
According to the survey carried out by Odoxa for Winamax and RTL, only 12% of French people believe Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the last two editions of the Tour, capable of following up with a third victory (17% among cycling enthusiasts). Unsurprisingly, it is Tadej Pogacar, double winner in 2020 and 2021, who is the favorite for 21% of French people (35% among cycling enthusiasts). The Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez completes the podium (9% and 8%).
Vingegaard: “Being on the starting line is a victory in itself”
Before the start of the Tour, Jonas Vingegaard had confided that his mere presence on the French roads was already a victory for him. “Every day I thought I could do it and then I couldn’t,” he said. In three months, there have been a lot of changes. So I’m just happy to be on the start line, that’s a victory in itself and from now on it’s just a bonus. »
As for the French riders, Romain Bardet, who will take part in his last Tour de France, was named favorite rider of the French (35%), ahead of Christophe Laporte (21%) and David Gaudu (19%).
