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Jonas Vingegaard "is a weak leader" - Michel Wuyts on Tour de France Jumbo-Visma debate
CyclingMonday, 03 July 2023 at 11:53
After the opening stage, Michel Wuyts has criticized Jumbo-Visma's tactics quite a lot. After a second stage where the main topic of the day revolved around that, with no surprise more complaints come from the Flemish field towards Jonas Vingegaard.
"Van Aert likes to be at the service of the team. Leader Vingegaard apparently likes that much less. He refused to take over, I don't understand that," Wuyts wrote for Het Laatste Nieuws. "It's a shame. The disappointment in the Flemish living rooms must have been enormous. Everything went according to plan. His teammates did what they could, except one. Vingegaard remains in the belly of the group. If you make the bill, you'll be one man short of closing the gap. In my opinion, he is a weak leader."
The opinion encapsulates well the thoughts of some fans in Belgium, who have been vocal throughout this weekend in the Basque Country as in both stages van Aert survived the climbs to be in contention for the stage win, but in both a late attack succeeded. On both occasions Jonas Vingegaard did not pull in the chasing groups, but did cover the attacks of Tadej Pogacar and did not allow him to go up the road - something which was however seized by other riders who took advantage of the situation.
"Yesterday you could call it a piece of geometry, but today he had to put his money in the bag. You have to show that you are a worthy leader," Wuyts argued, after van Aert missed the stage win by a matter of a few meters as Victor Lafay held off the group. "This is a downfall for the personality of the Dane. I think Wout will be involved in the mass sprints in the coming days. Hopefully he will be supported. Van Aert is a guy who thrives on revenge. The guarantee of profit is somewhat smaller. It's getting harder."
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