"I think I'm in better shape now than I was in the last two years" - Jonas Vingegaard sends deadly signal to Tour de France rivals

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Saturday, 09 March 2024 at 17:12
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Jonas Vingegaard is currently untouchable in the climbs. At O Gran Camiño he won all three road stages, and against tougher competition he has won both mountain stages with relative ease.
“The team was in the lead again all day, so it is very nice to repay that. For me it is also nice to win again. With two stage victories it is a perfect week for us," Vingegaard said in a post-race interview. "Now we still have to keep the leader's jersey in tomorrow's final stage.” The final day of racing is mostly flat, and the Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider should confirm his overall classification.
Visma did not have to push the pace hard int he final climb, as BORA - hansgrohe set Jai Hindley up for an attack. “They rode a high pace. At that moment we thought: that's good for us. Because if I wanted to attack, it was good if the pace was high." The Dutch team controlled the breakaway throughout the day, but then he was the one to make the difference in the finale. 
"Then Hindley went, a few times. At one point I decided to attack myself. From there it was just a time trial to the finish," he said. Six kilometers alone, over half of the final climb to Monte Petrano. It was a comfortable one however with 26 seconds of lead at the finish line. A relatively simple story, Vingegaard was simply the strongest once again.
“I think I'm in better shape now than I was in the last two years" he admits. "I'm very happy with how things went here. I can also be happy and satisfied with how we rode as a team. It's been a super good week. Or I can celebrate? First tomorrow's stage.”
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frieders3 11 March 2024 at 07:55+ 1257

One has to begin to wonder in this day and age of 'marginal gains' how this guy can so dominantly ride top GC guys off his wheel! Seems like the days of Lance deja vu ! Just sayin'...

roadman54121 11 March 2024 at 07:55+ 418

Vin is way better rider than Lance. Vin has won on a much wider parquer. Lance was good but Lance never won the tour. He did finish first 7 times though!

frieders3 10 March 2024 at 16:38+ 1257

I'm talking in regards to cyclists in their own generation...both have shown to be way ahead of others and by what means? We know what Lance's magic potion was so can the same be said for Jonas (and possibly Froome when he was dominating grand tours)?

Mistermaumau 11 March 2024 at 07:56+ 3552

I think a lot of it had to do with Lances’ self election to doping director on behalf of just about everyone else whether on his team or rivals. If you crossed his path, he was out to get you by any and all means useful, blackmail, threats and more. It was not just dope and hope like other riders, he turned the whole thing into a one man mafia and best of all, behind a cloak of do-goodery to fool the naïve (the 50-70 million Americans of Q-Anon, flat-earth, deep state, etc.) into believing he was the closest an American has come to being the second coming of Christ.

Mistermaumau 11 March 2024 at 03:56+ 3552

Jonas ok, Froome? Almost born in a cauldron of magic potion, licensed to medicate. C’mon, he is just lucky that people with his condition can participate whilst medicate. Naturally doped all your life if you want, so a permanent advantage over rivals. He did however still manage to attain impossible levels in his blood but was let off very leniently as it was considered too complex to investigate properly. Funnily enough, he never really performed any more after that « warning ».

frieders3 11 March 2024 at 03:59+ 1257

Froome has always been speculated due to his association with Team Sky directors. As well as having that Therapeutic Exemption with his inhaler !

As for Jonas (and anyone else blowing away the competition now)...only time will tell. As we all know the dopers are always ahead of the testers. And how long did one Lance Armstrong claim innocence before the real truth came out!

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leedorney 10 March 2024 at 03:55+ 646

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