“I don’t think Vingegaard would dare to go to the Giro" - Brian Holm expects full Tour de France focus from Visma leader in 2025
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After two seasons of domination, Jonas Vingegaard was forced to pass on the crown of Tour de France victory to his arch-rival Tadej Pogacar in 2024. Although there were of course, mitigating circumstances, Vingegaard's compatriot Brian Holm expects the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader to fully focus on reclaiming the Maillot Jaune.
The aforementioned Pogacar has simply been so good in 2024 that many can't see even Vingegaard overturning the deficit in time for the 2025 Tour de France and as such, there have been a number of reports that the Dane could instead split his attentions to either the Giro d'Italia and / or a World Championships debut in Rwanda. As mentioned though, it is the belief of Holm that Vingegaard will instead focus fully on reclaiming the Tour de France victory.
“It would be great if he tried it,” says Holm, himself a seven time Tour de France competitor, in his analysis for Eurosport Denmark. “But I’m afraid we wouldn’t see him at the World Championships. I don’t think Vingegaard would dare to go to the Giro, but on the other hand I don’t think he would go to the Vuelta a Espana after the Tour. I could be wrong and it would be great if he did.”
So why no Giro d'Italia in 2025? Holm believes he has an answer for that. "Vingegaard is not like Pogacar and does not enjoy the media attention as much as he does. We know how important his family is and three weeks is a long time away from his wife and children," the 62-year-old muses.
Nevertheless, Holm fully backs Vingegaard to overcome Pogacar in 2025. "I hope he's thinking he can do the same. He was recovering from some serious injuries when he rode the Tour de France, so I'm sure he thinks he can challenge Pogacar. That's how the mentality of great athletes works. The day he doesn't think he can compete with the best riders is probably the day he should consider ending his career," Holm concludes. “I would focus 110% on the Tour, I would say that you have to put all your eggs in one basket. It is a race in which he has already had tremendous success.”
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
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.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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