Jonas Vingegaard will not race Vuelta a Espana - Tour de France likely the only option for a Grand Tour in 2024
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If Vingegaard didn't exist I wouldn't miss him, he's a fraud, he don't have any beef about him, no pun.,
Ditto. Performances are way too linear. Miguel Indurain redux.
Why bother watch the sport Ben? I mean- if a guy wins by more than you think is appropriate, he is a fraud, right? Sounds more like you are a guy who could never cut it in a race.
What's fraudulent about him outside of the PEDS that even the guys fighting to make the time cut are taking?
Since everybody believes excellence in the sport is evidence of fraud, and that everyone in the peloton is juiced anyway, I think it's reasonable for UCI to consider legalizing PEDS. For the longest time, even from the time of Merckx, PEDS has been an issue.. it is disgusting. It should be legalized, just to remove the negativity that it causes.
That's weird. If he can't go/compete as the Tour they're going to skip the Vuelta as well, strange
Vingegaard's presence in the Vuelta is at risk due to family circumstances.
That's from the article.
Thank you, I didn't read it well enough the first time it seems.
Well, we do know that his daughter has a birthday during the Vuelta, that should explain why he will be missing
I can't imagine that birthday being a big hurdle. The family can easily make a Spanish vacation out of it. I wouldn't be surprised if there's an upcoming birth in the family though, even if it's his sister or in-law.
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