After a horrific crash at the Itzulia Basque Country earlier this year left him in intensive care with a punctured lung among other injuries, there seemed no chance
Jonas Vingegaard would contest for the Maillot Jaune at the 2024
Tour de France. Yet, with the Grand Depart just days away, the Dane will indeed be in the fight.
Four time Tour de France winner
Chris Froome suffered similar injuries in his own horror crash in the past and has been left stunned by the recovery of Vingegaard. "Jonas is the two-time defending champion and you can never write off a rider of his calibre. He knows how to win the Tour but given what happened in April and his crash, there are certainly a few question marks over his form," the
Israel - Premier Tech rider, who missed out on his own team's selection, previews in conversation with
Escape Collective.
