Well present on the Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard showed his colours to Tadej Pogacar, his main rival in the general standings.
Double winner of the reigning Tour de France,
Jonas Vingegaard almost didn’t start the 111e edition of the Grande Boucle, last Saturday in Florence. It must be said that the Dane was the victim of a very heavy fall on the Tour of the Basque Country, at the beginning of April, with fractures of a collarbone and several ribs, a pneumothorax and a pulmonary contusion.
Finally very present on the roads of the Tour, Jonas Vingegaard even made a strong impression during the 2e stage, he who was the only one able to follow the attack of his great rival, Tadej Pogacar. A good omen for the future since the leader of the Visma-Lease a bike should gain momentum during the three weeks of racing.
Vingegaard: “Later we will run with a different mindset”
On the sidelines of the 4e mountainous stage between Pinerolo and Valloire, Vingegaard explained that his objective during this first week is to limit the damage. Above all, I want to defend myself.”he said in comments reported by Cyclism’-. The Danish rider then promises to liven up the race. “We are still in the first week, it is the phase of the Tour where I am probably the most vulnerable, so the important thing is really to defend ourselves during these first days of racing. Later, we will race with a different state of mind,” he assured.
The double winner of the Tour believes that for the moment it is normal to consider Pogacar as the big favourite for this 2024 Tour de France given his truncated preparation. Because of my crash in the Basque Country, it’s logical that the pressure is on Tadej (Pogacar)he confided. My preparation has been far from ideal, so it seems normal to me that he is the big favourite.”
