Jonas Vingegaard has finished second at the Tour de France last year, and again at Tirreno-Adriatico behind Tadej Pogacar. Having done the same result now behind Primoz Roglic at the Critérium du Dauphiné, he has positioned himself as a candidate for the victory at the Tour de France, and the ambitions are high.
“I do think I have a good chance," the Dane said about his chances of winning the Tour to reporters after his win yesterday. "What really started the belief was that I was able to drop Pogačar on Mont Ventoux last year. Then with the development I’ve had this year and how it’s going so far. A lot of things can happen in the Tour. I’ll just do my best, the team will do their best, and we’ll see what the result will be," he confidently mentioned.
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Yesterday Vingegaard once again played a crucial role in the stage, attacking to the win on the Plateau de Solaison together with Primoz Roglic to take a dominant win on both stage and overall classification. “I can take a lot of confidence from this win. I’m super happy. Primož told me that I could get the stage, and I’m happy about that. He also won the GC also. We have to be very happy about how everything went," he added.
However he points out that his relation with the Slovenian is not limited to the road, and that both are good friends off the bike: "Me and Primož are great friends. We really like each other’s company - both with our families and us two together. We just have a great time together," he admitted.
"We also care about each other. When Primož wins, I’m also super happy, and the other way around. There are no hard feelings if one of us wins. We’re both super good teammates that way. We are really happy when the other is doing great."
They will both race together to defeat a rival of the same caliber, Tadej Pogacar who will be in action this week at the Tour of Slovenia, and has managed to avoid Roglic on all but one occasions this year - Milano-Sanremo.
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Rafionain-Glas03-11-2026 - It's also highly significant for Lorenzo Finn as he won there last year. Also Mateo Ramírez and Henrique Bravo if they goRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- This is a phenomenal course design. I do wish that they'd stretch these tours for the women to at least 2 weeks.RidesHills03-11-2026
- This is an amazing route, honestly. Let's hope that it attracts riders to make it a compelling and competitive race. Side bar amusement: going to Slovenia and passing pretty close to Pogačar's house. I wonder if they were tempting him to get all 3 jerseys at once after winning the Tour and Vuelta. After all, only a very few have ever had all three at the same time (Froome being the last).RidesHills03-11-2026
- He was a child two years agoRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- A great route aswell. Col d'Arpy is a toughieRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- Let Torito have a shot at itRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- A great route, much more exciting than the Tour de France. Monte Livata is an interesting one, because they experimented with it at the 2026 Baby Giro, and it was fantastic. 4 km at 10%, then 10 km at 6.5% made for a great spectacle. The stage 16 is horrible. Montaner is also used in the U23s, in Giro del BelvedereRafionain-Glas03-11-2026
- I remember when Mark went through that. He was really experiencing lows and thought about quiting many times. It took him a long time to recover. I, like many others were overjoyed when he came back. I hope Lafay has been tested. I wish him the best.Paggss03-11-2026
- That sucks for him. I've always wondered what guys like him do after retiring from cycling - go back to uni? He's still a very young manCrashjames03-11-2026
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