Bradley Wiggins is up in arms about Matteo Jorgenson: "Jorgenson is going to win the Tour de France one day"
CyclingMonday, 17 March 2025 at 12:00
Matteo Jorgenson won his second Paris-Nice in a row despite not being the strongest in the mountains but the most consistent rider in the race. His consistency and versatility once again impressed Bradley Wiggins who is not afraid to say the American can in the future win the Tour de France.
He got a big lead over his main rivals in the team time trial and then saw his teammate Jonas Vingegaard abandon the race due to injury. In the fifth stage, where Visma caused widespread echelons, he was attentive and confirmed his lead, which he was able to defend in Saturday's queen stage and in the always complicated final finish in Nice.
Sir Bradley Wiggins spoke about him on Lance Armstrong's The Move podcast saying he sees the American cyclist as a potential Tour de France winner and compares him to one of the best in history, one of only four to have won the Grande Boucle 5 times:
"Jorgenson is going to win the Tour de France one day, he has something that reminds me of some of the great cyclists, Miguel Induráin or someone like that, the way he fights or counter-races. Also the way he is off the bike, he's a normal guy, a great team leader."
We'll see what the American cyclist ends up achieving in his career. In his first year at Visma, he already surprised by winning the race to the sun, but at the Tour he played a domestique role for Jonas Vingegaard.
Jorgenson will certainly return to the Grand Boucle later this year, in the same role if the Dane is able to show his best level. However Jorgenson, second last year also at the Criterium du Dauphiné and now a two-time winner of Paris-Nice, can certainly aim for more than just a support role even in the biggest races in the world.
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ScottG05-05-2025 - Jonas is afraid of crashing. That's not easy to shake. I think that fear has only gotten worse over the years.ScottG05-05-2025
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Wiggins is high af if he actually believes that. Gone are the days where you could win a Tour without being a top 3 climber, and even better, the best
Not sure, remember where he is saying it and what this person did for him. Perhaps he was coaxed into saying something to stimulate US interest or provocative to improve you know who’s media significance.
Also, note how fast a counter article appeared, either naturally or as part of a comm. strategy
The thing about Visma is there a leadership, they have great riders but cant manage then properly ie that indicative Vuelta that Sepp Kuss nearly lost, due to mostly, Roglic being an ass of magnanimous proportions...
Vingegaard was one worse in attacking Kuss. Probably because he was 100% focused on beating Roglic. I remember some laughable explanations “ I had to win the stage so I could dedicate it to my second cousin’s girlfriend “ 😑
No no, it was his daughter's birthday and then van Hooydonck got injured so he did it for his best friend. But basically, yes
? I’d like to see Pog leaving a GT to Almeida or another before calling any of these guys an ass.
What are you talking about Roglic? He trained ever since the Giro ended to win that record winning Vuelta, suggested they race for it, obviously, Kuss agreed, the team disagreed, while Jonas was allowed to do so. If anything the team fcked him over