In the end, Visma | Lease a Bike didn't manage to pull off a miracle and prevent the phenomenal Tadej Pogacar from winning his third
Tour de France this year. Still, despite all the bad luck the Dutch team has been through this year, they still put up a good fight, with Jonas Vingegaard even winning one of the stages.
There was nothing to gain in the Nice time trial for
Wilco Kelderman, who occupied 21st spot in the general classification. "I rode nice and easy, to enjoy myself a bit," Kelderman told
NOS after the final time trial. "I suffered for two days, so I didn’t feel like going full throttle. It was quite a tough time trial, but it also depends on the mindset you start with. It didn’t have to be full throttle."