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Criticism from experts for "wheel sucker" tactics of Jonas Vingegaard on stage 9 of 2024 Tour de France
CyclingMonday, 08 July 2024 at 10:29
Jonas Vingegaard continues to show an incredible shape, given the circumstances, at the 2024 Tour de France. As the first day is reached the still recovering Dane sits 3rd overall at 1:15 off the Maillot Jaune of Tadej Pogacar.
On the gravel stage 9, Vingegaard was in full defensive mode after an ill-timed mechanical saw the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader on a teammate's bike and the unrelenting pace not allowing the Dane any opportunity to switch back to one of his own. The tactics of the defending Tour de France champion on the gravel of stage 9 was not without criticism however.
"If it looks like a wheel sucker, it rides like one and it acts like a wheel sucker, then it is a wheel sucker. Signed, Jonas Vingegaard," wrote former commentator Maarten Ducrot on his official X (Twitter) account.
He wasn't the only one either with Tadej Pogacar himself expressing confusion at Team Visma | Lease a Bike tactics. "At some point, Remco, Jonas Vingegaard and I went up the road. I think it was a great opportunity for us to put some time on the rest of the GC favourites and secure the podium, but Jonas refused to cooperate," he recalled in his post-stage interview. "I think Visma is just focusing on me and underestimating the other GC contenders. They just follow me, without thinking of Primoz Roglic or Remco."
There was some defence of the Dane however, with the experienced Danny Nelissen sticking up for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. "Vingegaard doesn't let himself get carried away, riding along wouldn't have been smart. It's not his bike and he has a lot of teammates in the group behind him," the analyst explains in quotes collected by Wielerrevue. "Vingegaard does that well. Staying on the wheel and letting Pogacar race. It's doable in the third week. Team Visma | Lease a Bike does not see Evenepoel as a major competitor, otherwise they would have worked together. It's Pogi versus Jonas and the other way around."
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- yes, Jonas said that he had lost a little muscle mass. In the other hand, also Tadej changed his physique: thin, more lighter than ever, legs and glutes well defined (finally, no more junior legs). Both were more lighter than ever but Pogi could put more muscle in legs and glutes.
maria2024202427-12-2024 - He can keep contending for Vuelta podium spots. A lot would need to go wrong for others and everything right for him to get on the Giro podium. He'll only be on the TdF podium if he's becomes a podium presenter.Veganpotter27-12-2024
- I like that, mind if I use it from now on? Better than using his name which always gets me worried about Google hits and giving him the excuse he was bound to behave the way he did from the derived verb.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- This website needs clicks so just vacuums up what is available and loves anything that creates discussion.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- Their battles are only interesting or special when both are in good shape and unfortunately it’s been a few years since that was last the case, road cycling tends to put an end to most side careers, MVDP still being a rare exception.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- Hope it’s not his coz’ that’s no longer so stylish except in dubaious (sic) circles, not sure traditionally brought up people realise that yet but one day it will filter down.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- Yes, generally Jonas is a better climber than Tadej, but he's a little lighter. This year he was much lighter than he's been since I've watching him, which I think worked against him some. I have a feeling he will bring it next year but we may see something like we saw this year. We'll have to see, can't wait for the racing to start again.awp27-12-2024
- Oh boy, here we go again, then also ask all the other what ifs, what if Merckx hadn’t been punched in the gut (probably the event that made his mind click that maybe he didn’t need « pro » cycling until the end of his relatively short career. What if he’d not have had the need or pressure to focus on GC but could just pick and choose stages like Cav. What if he’d known people would make a big thing out of that number, he’d also easily could have screwed it up to 40-45 and denied Cav what he got now.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- I hope Van Aert can come back once more. He is one of the transcendent talents of this era, but he has had such terrible accidents. It's hard to imagine the will and dedication it takes to rehabilitate and remount.
MarkFour27-12-2024 - RIP Belgium is so dangerous for cyclists, and sooo bad at improving things.Mistermaumau27-12-2024