In this year 2024, Tadej Pogacar has become the first cyclist to complete the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double since Marco Pantani in 1998. It seems that this feat has piqued the interest of his eternal rival Jonas Vingegaard.
In a statement to Danish television station TV2, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader has hinted at the possibility of attempting it in 2025: "I've read on some sites that I'm supposed to ride the Giro, so maybe I will. We haven't decided anything yet and we'll decide later. I still think the Tour is the most important event in cycling".
Of course, riding a stage-race has an uncertain factor, especially compared to a training camp. But, of course, Pogacar proved this year that it's possible. "I'll only do that if it's a good preparation for the Tour and I see chances to win. It would be great, but it shouldn't be at the expense of the Tour."
Pogacar swept through a Giro in which he was unchallenged, beating the second-place finisher by nearly 10 minutes and winning a total of six stages. Waiting for him at the Tour were Vingegaard himself, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel, the three best Grand Tours riders besides him. However, he had no problem taking the yellow jersey either, taking more than 6 minutes from the Dane and more than 9 minutes from the Belgian, while his Slovenian compatriot was forced to abandon.
It must be said that he was "lucky" that Vingegaard did not arrive with an optimal preparation after his terrible crash in the Itzulia. Evenepoel and Roglic also crashed there, so we don't know if they were at 100%. What we can't take away is the real exhibition of the Slovenian, who has swept through the whole season, not only in the Tour.
He only needs to win the Vuelta a España to complete the trio of three-week races, so he could leave room for the Giro. The Tour is non-negotiable and it seems unlikely that he will attempt all three, at least this year. This would therefore leave a chance for Jonas Vingegaard to win his first maglia rosa, while in France we could see both of them at their best at the same time for the first time.
Read also
Rúben SilvaEditor-in-Chief
A founding contributor to CyclingUpToDate since its launch in January 2022, Ruben Silva has played a central role in shaping the site’s editorial direction and long-term growth. Before joining the project, he built his experience through independent blogging at Echelons Hub and by producing race previews for Ciclismo Internacional, developing a strong analytical voice rooted in daily engagement with professional cycling.
Beyond editorial work, he has been closely involved in the expansion and coordination of CyclingUpToDate’s wider network, helping establish and support sister platforms across multiple languages. This includes ongoing collaboration with CiclismoAlDia (Spanish), CiclismoAtual (Portuguese), WielrennenUpToDate (Dutch), and RadsportAktuell (German), contributing to a shared editorial vision and consistent international coverage.
He also helps oversee editorial governance across the network, setting standards for accuracy and consistency and coordinating updates or corrections when needed.
Originally from the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography. His path into cycling journalism was shaped not through formal media training, but through independent reporting, community engagement, and sustained on-the-ground involvement in the sport.
Over the course of his career, he has conducted approximately 100 interviews across road cycling and cyclocross, ranging from one-to-one conversations and online formats to press conferences and on-site pre- and post-race coverage. His interviews include leading riders, team managers, and prominent figures within cycling media: Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel, Primoz Roglic, Wout van Aert, Joao Almeida and Tom Pidcock; managers like Patrick Lefevere and Joxean Matxin; and YouTube personality Bryan Kennedy (BKXC)...
Within 18 months of launch, he helped grow CyclingUpToDate’s English-language platform into one of the most-read cycling news websites, built entirely from the ground up. As both a professional journalist and lifelong cycling enthusiast, his focus remains on delivering accurate, timely, and well-contextualized coverage.
claps 0visitors 0
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- Ernesto Maggioni - The president of the commissaires Mafia. It is getting evident that this guy is basically "Iamalwaysrightandyouarestupidsoiwontlistentoyou" kind of guy. So fire him so that he can be always right in his homeabstractengineer10-11-2026
- Somehow it has got into his mind that he is a GC rider. He is primarily a classics and stage rider who can perform on GC given his day. As a result he is wasting his time on TDF GC and once committed to GC you are too tired to do anything else.abstractengineer10-11-2026
- 🐐❤️Lozza09-11-2026
- This is such a black eye to women's professional cyclocross if this result remains. Marie Schreiber won this race fairly. This finish is not unlike others in cyclocross. Lots of moving around to get to the finish not to cut anyone off , but to generate a sprint on soft wide tires caked with mud and sand. This is not nearly the same as a road race between two riders sprinting to the finish on faster bikes and thinner firmer tires. The powers in charge need to use some common sense, reverse this result and remember this is Cyclocross not Road racing. Unbelievable. . .Zencycle09-11-2026
- Tis beyond your comprehension fine sir so best not to look on with blind eyes to THE GOATS greatness.
Brucegel09-11-2026 - McNulty winning was beneficial in ensuring the rainbow jersey would not remain winless
Front24209-11-2026 - Eccelente! That's 7 riders in total in Red Bull who come from the devo team, 8 if you include Lipo
Rafionain-Glas09-11-2026 - again, nothing is going to be resolved. it is a discussion board. I simply said I didn't see how MS impeded LBs sprint. the UCI doesn't care about my thoughts, and I am really not that emotionally invested in it.mij09-11-2026
- provoke change, lol. this is a discussion board. nothing is going to change by what I say here. just commenting that it didn't look like MS impeded Brand. beyond that not trying to go too deep.mij09-11-2026
- as excellent as maga rednecks chloe dygert (and quinn simmons)?Ketterechts09-11-2026
Loading
Write a comment