“He’ll finish outside the podium” - Jonas Vingegaard faces 2027 Tour de France nightmare, warns Michael Rasmussen
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Michael Rasmussen expects Jonas Vingegaard to finish outside the podium at the 2027 Tour de France, despite a record of first or second place in every edition he has completed. The former yellow jersey holder delivered his verdict following Thursday’s unveiling of the route.
“Jonas has shown recently that he’s struggling a little when it comes to flat time trials,” Rasmussen told Viaplay. “He finished 13th in the Giro, and he’s also taken some hefty beatings in the most recent flat time trials at the Tour.”
Vingegaard lost 1:21 to Remco Evenepoel over 33km in Caen during the 2025 Tour, finishing 13th on the stage. His eventual second place overall extended a sequence that began with runner-up honours in 2021, continued with victories in 2022 and 2023, and included another second place in 2024.
The 2027 course offers 71km of individual time trialling, the most since 2012. The first test covers 38 flat kilometres between Blois and Chambord on stage seven; the second runs for 33km around Toulouse on stage 16, including the Cote de Pech David.
There are three summit finishes among six mountain stages. Both time trials come before the closing Pyrenean double-header, with the Tourmalet and Col du Portet on stage 18 followed by the mountainous route to Laruns.
Evenepoel and Seixas in contention
Rasmussen considers Evenepoel and Paul Seixas better suited to the flatter time trials. Evenepoel has won an individual time-trial stage in each of his three Tour appearances.
“I actually think he’ll finish outside the podium,” Rasmussen said of Vingegaard. “I put a lot of weight on what the bookmakers say, and they’re rarely completely wrong. It makes a lot of sense. Jonas hasn’t really been handed any gifts by this Tour de France route.”
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Vingegaard went on to win the 2026 Giro on his debut after placing 13th in its time trial. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader also won Paris–Nice and the Volta a Catalunya before attempting the Giro–Tour double.
Vingegaard started stage 15 of the Tour in second place, 4:30 behind Tadej Pogacar, before a crash fractured his collarbone and forced him to abandon. Evenepoel moved into second that day and retained the position through to Paris.
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- What wins? Are you LA operating under a pseudonym?mij13-11-2026
- My point is this - Tadej, Remco, Seixas are all the outliers. Many riders don’t hit their peak until 28. It’s way too early to write him off. And the pogi slo guy that hates him - he’s also immature. Ayuso needs time.mij13-11-2026
- Then you need to use ur eyes or head if you have cause del toro already dropped jonas two times and beat him in tdf stages already this year.. Del toro climbed(dauphine) better numbers than jonas did all year too. So ur feelings and wishful thinking doesnt amtter del toro himself has already surpassed jonas infact just facts. Its also very evident for anyone objective that Jonas is declining alot, its just the truth and super obvious.miguel13-11-2026
- None of those victories stand, so there's that,wrsty13-11-2026
- No surprise there; it is British Sycling, yes, with an S
Rafionain-Glas12-11-2026 - I like Del Toro but he's not on the level of Jonas, by a large margin.awp12-11-2026
- There are only two people who will be competing with Tadej in 2027 and neither are Remco.awp12-11-2026
- Zonneveld should just have used Velo's analysis as a cheat sheet. Admitting he only watched half of it but is an expert on it, seriously?Hills3312-11-2026
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