"Jonas Vingegaard was trying to hide, as usual" - Philippe Gilbert blasts Visma leader after Paris-Nice
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It might just be me looking at the motive of this as being more than just the headline. I hope i'm wrong. Hasn't Gilbert got a bit pally with Pogacar and didn't his son do a ride with Pocagar recently. Is it just a way of getting at Jonas to undermine him in some way. As I said it might just be cynical old me and I hope I'm wrong, but it was the first thought that came to mind when I read it.
Jonas is the leader of Visma not the entire peloton. Its upto the CPA to lead in the matter of the riders ,namely Adam Hansen who was elected for that purpose or the rider representative. Sometimes these old riders give brain dead takes.
What a ridiculous criticism. He's paid to win stage races. In the summer. It's not a popularity contest. An utterly stupid thing to say.
Let Jonas be Jonas, he is a great cyclist and I think most of us respect him. You can't make everyone happy.
You really can't blame someone for being an introvert, just like you can't praise someone for being an extrovert. These are personality traits and these guys are racers, not personality contestants. I wish I was an extrovert, but I'm just not....
And whatever you are it will always annoy some, but they are usually louder coz it’s far easier to criticise someone you don’t like than to change something about yourself others don’t like.
What's the point? Jonas doesn't have the charisma of Pogi? These are athletes not politicians. Attacking an athlete for lack of charisma is childish, although it is totally valid to say he should have opposed the continuation of the race at the time.
I think his point is that Jonas should be more of a peloton voice/leader
There’s already a designated rider representative, organisers didn’t bother to talk to him before deciding. Theory is great, in practice things get far more complex, how can you allow the race leader influencing things without provoking or arousing suspicion of conflicts of interest? I think this was a cheap shot from Gilbert who should take car not to grow into the latter half 21st century Lefevre.
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