Friday, July 19, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Jonas Vingegaard won’t win the Tour de France for a 3rd consecutive time this 12 months. We will draw that conclusion after the nineteenth stage to Isola 2000. The Dane needed to acknowledge his superiority as soon as once more within the unassailable Tadej Pogacar on the ultimate climb and is now a deficit of at least 5 minutes within the rankings.
“I didn’t have the most effective legs at this time,” was Vingegaard’s sobering conclusion, proper after his end in Isola 2000. “As a staff, we instantly made the choice to go for a stage win. I’m glad I didn’t lose any time to Remco Evenepoel. At present it was vital to comply with him, however tomorrow it might be completely different once more.”
“I took this state of affairs into consideration”
How does Vingegaard cope with the dominance of his major competitor from Slovenia? “I travelled to this Tour with the concept of going for the ultimate victory. However I additionally knew it might be troublesome, after that heavy crash (within the Tour of the Basque Nation, ed.) and few racing days. So I took this state of affairs into consideration. Mentally, that is actually not a blow.”
He spent 12 days within the hospital.
He has didn’t defend his crown.
And there was no want for it.❤️ Vingegaard’s tears and his heartfelt hug together with his spouse after proving to himself that he’s a champion.#TDF2024 | #LaCasadelCiclismo pic.twitter.com/XwTeBHMZWK
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Vingegaard was very emotional after the end. The chief of Visma | Lease a Bike fell emotionally into the arms of his spouse Trine Marie Hansen on the end line. His American teammate Matteo Jorgenson, who additionally noticed a Tour dream shattered on the way in which to Isola 2000, additionally tried to encourage him with just a few type phrases.
